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the_o abstract_n if_o innocent_a man_n and_o the_o law_n meet_v together_o the_o natural_a product_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v sin_n the_o law_n will_v indeed_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o sinful_a and_o of_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o univocal_a natural_a kind_o product_v of_o the_o law_n upon_o a_o man_n but_o the_o accidental_a effect_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o a_o sinner_n but_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n wrought_v in_o i_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n the_o law_n be_v so_o far_o from_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o sin_n or_o sinful_a say_v the_o apostle_n that_o i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o the_o law_n be_v first_o to_o forbid_v sin_n and_o to_o command_v all_o that_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o discover_v sin_n to_o convince_v and_o condemn_v the_o sinner_n which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o promote_a encourage_v and_o produce_v sin_n well_o then_o have_v remove_v sin_n far_o enough_o away_o from_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o the_o law_n he_o come_v to_o show_v how_o the_o law_n do_v occasional_o and_o accidental_o produce_v sin_n but_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n wrought_v in_o i_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n verse_n 8_o for_o without_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v dead_a or_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v neither_o of_o they_o no_o verb_n substantive_a in_o the_o original_a and_o here_o i_o think_v it_o a_o very_a fit_a occasion_n to_o set_v
2d_o chapter_n must_v be_v mean_v the_o moral_a law_n and_o this_o be_v all_o they_o can_v ever_o be_v alive_a or_o become_v dead_a to_o it_o be_v true_a the_o jew_n may_v be_v say_v to_o become_v dead_a to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n too_o by_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n crucify_v but_o this_o be_v as_o nothing_o to_o the_o roman_n or_o mecr_n gentiles_n to_o leave_v then_o this_o argument_n from_o the_o person_n to_o who_o he_o write_v be_v gentile_n and_o to_o speak_v only_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o rom._n 7.5_o it_o be_v say_v for_o when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o motion_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n do_v work_n etc._n etc._n what_o motion_n of_o sin_n can_v we_o suppose_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o ceremonial_a or_o judicial_a law_n more_o than_o as_o they_o command_v duty_n but_o give_v no_o strength_n to_o perform_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o moral_a law_n wrought_v the_o same_o effect_n do_v there_o appear_v any_o peculiar_a reason_n for_o this_o effect_n from_o either_o of_o these_o law_n which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o if_o there_o do_v how_o do_v this_o affect_v the_o roman_n that_o be_v never_o under_o they_o again_o verse_n 7._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o be_v the_o law_n sin_n god_n forbid_v nay_o i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v what_o law_n say_v this_o why_o it_o be_v the_o ten_o commandment_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n that_o be_v the_o first_o husband_n speak_v of_o again_o verse_n 8._o but_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n wrought_v in_o i_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n for_o without_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v dead_a can_v all_o this_o be_v colourable_o say_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o not_o rather_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o it_o forbid_v all_o sin_n and_o command_v all_o duty_n and_o give_v neither_o strength_n nor_o pardon_n whereas_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n do_v not_o command_v so_o much_o and_o yet_o give_v some_o intimation_n of_o pardon_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o it_o enjoy_v verse_n 12._o wherefore_o the_o law_n be_v holy_a and_o the_o commandment_n holy_a and_o just_a and_o good_a i_o question_v whether_o this_o can_v be_v scriptural_o and_o theological_o speak_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n which_o in_o a_o sense_n be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v good_a ezek._n 20.25_o wherefore_o i_o give_v they_o statute_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o judgement_n whereby_o they_o shall_v not_o live_v dedi_fw-la eye_n praecepta_fw-la non_fw-la bona_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la praecepta_fw-la ceremonialia_fw-la say_v pole_n in_o loc._n verse_n 14._o for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a this_o be_v true_o say_v of_o the_o moral_a law_n but_o it_o say_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n that_o it_o be_v a_o carnal_a commandment_n heb._n 7.16_o and_o heb._n 9_o 10._o it_o be_v call_v carnal_a ordinance_n rite_n or_o ceremony_n again_o verse_n 9_o of_o rom._n 7._o for_o i_o be_v alive_a without_o the_o law_n once_o let_v we_o suppose_v for_o the_o present_a that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v proper_o in_o his_o own_o name_n when_o be_v ever_o the_o apostle_n alive_a without_o the_o ceremonial_a or_o moral_a law_n who_o be_v breed_v up_o at_o the_o strict_a rate_n under_o they_o both_o as_o a_o pharisee_n the_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v he_o be_v alive_a without_o the_o law_n that_o be_v before_o the_o law_n come_v with_o its_o press_a conviction_n and_o what_o shall_v we_o imagine_v that_o these_o conviction_n be_v what_o that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n come_v with_o its_o conviction_n that_o he_o have_v neglect_v so_o many_o wash_n and_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n who_o ever_o understand_v it_o so_o be_v it_o not_o rather_o understand_v by_o all_o that_o the_o moral_a law_n come_v in_o upon_o his_o conscience_n as_o a_o spiritual_a and_o holy_a law_n and_o the_o very_a transcript_n of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n and_o charge_v he_o with_o that_o as_o sin_n which_o he_o never_o understand_v to_o be_v sin_n before_o as_o he_o instance_v in_o lust_n and_o covet_v and_o so_o make_v he_o appear_v guilty_a before_o the_o holy_a god_n so_o as_o he_o can_v never_o hope_v to_o be_v accept_v with_o god_n without_o pardon_n and_o a_o saviour_n and_o what_o other_o law_n can_v this_o be_v which_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o come_v thus_o but_o the_o moral_a law_n that_o which_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v life_n to_o adam_n he_o find_v to_o be_v death_n to_o he_o be_v once_o indeed_o and_o so_o often_o break_v by_o his_o first_o parent_n and_o by_o himself_o so_o by_o all_o these_o text_n out_o of_o the_o chief_a chapter_n which_o i_o have_v in_o the_o forego_n discourse_n be_v explain_v i_o apprehend_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v chief_o if_o not_o only_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n therefore_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v their_o husband_n which_o 〈…〉_o sake_n and_o to_o be_v marry_v to_o another_o even_o christ_n in_o order_n to_o justification_n 〈…〉_o we_o and_o all_o man_n in_o the_o world_n for_o there_o be_v par_fw-fr ratio_fw-la a_o like_a and_o 〈…〉_o we_o if_o any_o shall_v doubt_v of_o the_o evidence_n here_o give_v i_o queâ—â—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o by_o those_o several_a other_o place_n where_o the_o apostle_n mannage_n the_o 〈…〉_o the_o subject_a of_o justification_n by_o faith_n a_o second_o appendix_n another_o of_o my_o worthy_a friend_n to_o who_o i_o communicate_v my_o manuscript_n for_o his_o judgement_n of_o it_o question_v whether_o it_o can_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n do_v so_o much_o as_o accidental_o enrage_v lust_n and_o occasion_n great_a sin_v in_o those_o that_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n and_o be_v incline_v to_o think_v that_o the_o law_n do_v only_o aggravate_v the_o guilt_n of_o any_o sin_n and_o so_o wound_v the_o conscience_n and_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v all_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n when_o the_o commandment_n come_v sin_n revive_v and_o i_o die_v and_o the_o commandment_n which_o be_v ordain_v to_o life_n i_o find_v to_o be_v unto_o death_n rom._n 7.9_o 10._o but_o i_o be_o still_o of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v and_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o far_a sense_n in_o the_o word_n and_o that_o when_o a_o man_n seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n which_o be_v a_o distemper_n very_o incident_a to_o humane_a nature_n under_o divers_a shape_n and_o form_n and_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o unaccountable_a disease_n of_o mankind_n the_o law_n instead_o of_o justify_v which_o it_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n effect_v do_v not_o only_o aggravate_v sin_n and_o kill_v a_o man_n as_o a_o ministration_n of_o condemnation_n but_o do_v though_o accidental_o yet_o certain_o work_v in_o we_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o do_v bring_v forth_o new_a fruit_n unto_o death_n as_o well_o as_o discover_v the_o old_a for_o which_o i_o think_v there_o be_v several_a very_o considerable_a proof_n in_o this_o seven_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o i_o shall_v take_v they_o as_o they_o lie_v in_o order_n verse_n 5._o when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o motion_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n do_v work_v in_o our_o member_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o death_n when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o unregeneracy_n and_o so_o under_o the_o law_n have_v not_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o christ_n for_o a_o husband_n the_o motion_n of_o sin_n do_v work_v this_o methinks_v can_v be_v understand_v of_o past-sin_n that_o we_o be_v then_o convince_v of_o they_o by_o the_o law_n but_o they_o be_v motion_n or_o inclination_n towards_o sin_v so_o the_o expression_n be_v continue_v they_o do_v work_v in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o death_n that_o be_v towards_o new_a commission_n and_o these_o motion_n of_o sin_n be_v say_v to_o be_v by_o the_o law_n how_o can_v this_o be_v interpret_v of_o lay_v on_o guilt_n or_o charge_v we_o with_o guilt_n for_o sin_n already_o commit_v so_o according_o the_o antithesis_fw-la in_o the_o next_o verse_n seem_v to_o carry_v it_o verse_n 6._o but_o now_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o law_n that_o do_v thus_o produce_v and_o not_o only_o discover_v sin_n that_o be_v dead_a wherein_o we_o be_v hold_v that_o be_v the_o law_n that_o we_o shall_v serve_v in_o newness_n of_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o oldness_n of_o the_o letter_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o verse_n 4._o that_o we_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o god_n this_o part_n of_o the_o antithesis_fw-la speak_v clear_o of_o