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9.10_o heb._n 9.10_o till_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n that_o be_v when_o christ_n who_o be_v that_o bless_a seed_n promise_v to_o abraham_n shall_v come_v he_o will_v so_o clear_o and_o convince_o show_v unto_o the_o world_n the_o way_n of_o salvation_n that_o they_o shall_v no_o long_o need_v to_o be_v keep_v under_o their_o old_a schoolmaster_n the_o law_n and_o therefore_o at_o his_o come_n the_o date_n of_o the_o whole_a moysaicall_a law_n shall_v expire_v and_o that_o may_v be_v one_o reason_n why_o s._n paul_n be_v in_o this_o chapter_n so_o violent_a against_o those_o that_o will_v urge_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o enforce_v it_o now_o when_o the_o seed_n be_v already_o come_v to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v they_o do_v seem_v to_o evacuate_v the_o come_v and_o gospel_n of_o christ_n 12._o now_o that_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o jew_n for_o this_o end_n that_o by_o the_o fulfil_n thereof_o they_o shall_v promise_v to_o themselves_o the_o reward_n of_o righteousness_n everlasting_a life_n be_v evident_o demonstrate_v both_o by_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o 5._o of_o matthew_n and_o by_o s._n paul_n through_o all_o his_o epistle_n but_o especial_o in_o that_o to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o who_o argument_n may_v in_o general_n be_v reduce_v to_o that_o issue_n which_o before_o i_o mention_v viz._n that_o the_o law_n by_o the_o performance_n whereof_o we_o may_v expect_v life_n require_v not_o only_o a_o external_a conformity_n to_o the_o outward_a work_n but_o a_o inward_a spiritual_a sanctification_n also_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o heart_n 13._o but_o what_o say_v the_o law_n of_o mese_z it_o be_v say_v say_v our_o saviour_n by_o they_o of_o old_a 5.21_o mat._n 5.21_o i._o in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v not_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v angry_a thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v malice_n in_o thy_o heart_n so_o that_o if_o thou_o abstain_v from_o murder_n thou_o fulfille_v moses_n his_o law_n and_o if_o thou_o do_v kill_v thou_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o judgement_n i._o the_o only_a punishment_n which_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n inflict_v upon_o the_o transgressor_n thereof_o be_v the_o danger_n to_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o judgement_n or_o bench_n of_o judge_n appoint_v for_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o law_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o i_o who_o clear_o show_v unto_o you_o that_o way_n wherein_o you_o must_v walk_v before_o you_o can_v promise_v to_o yourselves_o any_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n i_o say_v unto_o you_o not_o only_o whosoever_o shall_v kill_v his_o neighbour_n but_o whosoever_o out_o of_o malice_n or_o rancour_n 22._o v._o 22._o shall_v say_v unto_o his_o brother_n thou_o fool_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n 27._o v._o 27._o so_o likewise_o not_o only_o he_o which_o commit_v adultery_n in_o the_o outward_a act_n be_v culpable_a by_o my_o gospel_n before_o god_n but_o also_o he_o which_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o in_o his_o heart_n 33._o v._o 33._o and_o so_o instead_o of_o forswear_n and_o break_v of_o oath_n and_o vow_n which_o moses_n his_o law_n forbid_v christ_n condemn_v fruitless_a and_o unnecessary_a 38._o v._o 38._o though_o true_a oath_n instead_o of_o the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n of_o injury_n christ_n command_v rather_o to_o suffer_v a_o second_o injury_n than_o to_o revenge_v the_o first_o 14._o but_o in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o last_o example_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v may_v seem_v to_o destroy_v this_o collection_n which_o have_v be_v draw_v out_o of_o this_o chapter_n for_o say_v he_o verse_n 43._o you_o have_v hear_v 43._o v._o 43._o that_o it_o have_v be_v say_v of_o old_a thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o hate_v