The Purpose and Goodness of the Law

Romans 7:7-13

What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust.

But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.

For I once was aliue, without the Law: but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued,

But I died: and the same commandement which was ordeined vnto life, was found to be vnto me vnto death.

For sinne tooke occasion by the commandement, and deceiued me, and thereby slewe me.

Wherefore the Lawe is holy, and that commandement is holy, and iust, and good.

Was that then which is good, made death vnto me? God forbid: but sinne, that it might appeare sinne, wrought death in me by that which is good, that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement.

The Purpose and Goodness of the Law

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