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contrary_a to_o his_o godly_a will_n furthermore_o where_o they_o say_v christian_n be_v make_v free_a therefore_o they_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n to_o that_o i_o answer_v thus_o true_a it_o be_v christian_n be_v make_v free_a from_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o law_n from_o sin_n and_o hell_n but_o not_o so_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v they_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n make_v free_a that_o they_o shall_v serve_v god_n alone_o love_v he_o and_o their_o neighbour_n asmuch_o as_o lie_v in_o their_o whole_a power_n as_o the_o law_n exhort_v and_o teach_v if_o moreover_o they_o go_v forward_o to_o say_v christ_n give_v commandment_n touch_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n but_o touch_v the_o law_n he_o command_v nothing_o at_o all_o i_o answer_v christ_n command_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v preach_v but_o what_o be_v sin_n but_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n now_o then_o if_o christian_n have_v no_o law_n than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o they_o neither_o have_v any_o sin_n beside_o this_o christ_n himself_o and_o the_o apostle_n do_v exhort_v all_o christian_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o repentance_n that_o be_v to_o say_v good_a work_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o last_o argument_n of_o the_o antinomians_n be_v such_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v they_o teach_v christian_n therefore_o they_o need_v not_o the_o law_n o_o how_o foolish_a and_o frivolous_a a_o argument_n be_v this_o they_o shall_v rather_o have_v conclude_v thus_o the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v christian_n therefore_o we_o need_v teacher_n and_o the_o word_n namely_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v then_o teach_v and_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n when_o the_o word_n be_v receive_v by_o y_z e_z ear_n in_o which_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v be_v of_o force_n in_o those_o which_o hear_v it_o and_o by_o faith_n 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