Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 10:28

28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

These four verses would incline one to think that Luke here records the same piece of History, which we met with Matth. 22.35. and Mark 12.28. (See the Notes on both those Texts,) but neither of those Evangelists, have the following part of this discourse, which makes me doubtful whither Luke speaks of the same Person coming to Christ, which the others mention. A Lawyer he was, who came to our Saviour upon a design to Tempt, that is to make a trial of him, whither he would deliver any Doctrine contrary to the Law of Moses. It is plain that he fancyed that the Eternal Life which Christ Preached, was to be obtained by doing what the Law required. Our Saviour agreeth it, that if he did what the Law required, according as he himself had given an account of it, h[illegible: 1 letter] should Live. I apprehend no absurdity, to affirm that our Saviour speaks here of living Eternally. It is rather absurd to fancy, that our Saviour did not answer ad idem, to the thing about which the questions was propounded. Neither is Salvation impossible, because the Law in it self could not give Life, but because of the weakness of our Flesh, so as we cannot fulfil it. So that considering our infirmity, the Law serveth to us only as a Schoolmaster, to bring us to Christ, and as a Mark which we ought to shoot at, tho we cannot shoot home, a rule to direct us in our duty, tho we cannot perform or fulfil it.

Marginal references: Lev. 18.5. Ezek▪ 20.11, 13.