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who_o teach_v otherwise_o we_o do_v oppose_v as_o antinomian_o we_o do_v not_o abolish_v the_o law_n but_o rather_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o establish_v it_o to_o be_v a_o immutable_a and_o perpetual_a doctrine_n and_o rule_n of_o life_n and_o holy_a walk_n bind_v not_o by_o a_o natural_a but_o a_o divine_a obligation_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o with_o the_o say_n of_o a_o learned_a divine_a vnanimi_fw-la consensu_fw-la docemus_fw-la omnes_fw-la christianos_n 17_o andrâ—as_n rivet_n in_o 〈◊〉_d decâ—lâ—gi_n p._n 17_o fid_fw-we lâ—s_fw-la lâ—gis_fw-la moralis_fw-la regulae_fw-la directioni_fw-la imperio_fw-la &_o obligationi_fw-la subjectos_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la mandatorum_fw-la divinorum_fw-la quibus_fw-la â—liquod_fw-la officium_fw-la nobis_fw-la imponitur_fw-la quae_fw-la libertas_fw-la non_fw-la destruit_fw-la legis_fw-la obligatiâ—nâ—m_fw-la &_o obediâ—ntiam_fw-la sed_fw-la
mean_a there_o shall_v be_v a_o destruction_n and_o a_o abolishment_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o its_o use_n or_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o their_o doctrine_n but_o he_o do_v teach_v and_o instruct_v man_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o all_o that_o prophetical_a doctrine_n which_o do_v refer_v itself_o unto_o his_o person_n who_o be_v to_o come_v a_o saviour_n for_o sinner_n which_o receive_v a_o full_a accomplishment_n in_o himself_o who_o be_v the_o trâ—eth_n and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o the_o gospel_n do_v set_v he_o out_o to_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o will_v all_o forerun_a prophecy_n type_n and_o figure_n of_o jesus_n christ_n vanish_v and_o die_v hence_o say_v learned_a rivet_n hoc_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la lege_fw-la prophetante_fw-la per_fw-la figuras_fw-la 20._o in_o exod._n 20._o non_fw-la de_fw-la lege_fw-la instituente_fw-la mores_fw-la hominum_fw-la and_o long_o 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the_o convince_a and_o terrify_v power_n of_o it_o before_o a_o man_n come_v to_o christ_n here_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o cashier_v of_o the_o law_n as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v the_o church_n in_o succeed_a time_n but_o rather_o a_o establish_n of_o it_o to_o be_v a_o excellent_a and_o useful_a doctrine_n to_o be_v teach_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n as_o for_o that_o in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o verse_n after_o that_o faith_n be_v come_v we_o be_v no_o long_o under_o a_o schoolmaster_n the_o meaning_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a that_o we_o be_v no_o long_o under_o the_o 〈◊〉_d verse_n 25._o 〈◊〉_d ceremonial_a law_n as_o it_o do_v point_n and_o figure_n out_o christ_n unto_o man_n he_o himself_o be_v come_v who_o be_v the_o substance_n neither_o be_v we_o under_o the_o rigour_n and_o sharpness_n of_o the_o moral_a â—aw_v it_o can_v and_o do_v no_o long_o rigorous_o exact_v at_o our_o hand_n perfect_a obedience_n upon_o 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