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but_o what_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n be_v this_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v yea_o not_o to_o be_v able_a or_o willing_a to_o hear_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fly_v from_o it_o and_o so_o to_o hate_v it_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o hate_v and_o abhor_v any_o thing_n more_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o the_o history_n most_o plain_o testify_v that_o the_o people_n when_o they_o hear_v the_o law_n do_v hate_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o law_n and_o rather_o wish_a death_n then_o to_o hear_v the_o law_n so_o when_o sin_n be_v discover_v as_o it_o be_v by_o certain_a bright_a beam_n which_o the_o law_n strike_v into_o the_o heart_n
law_n those_o holy_a and_o most_o gracious_a word_n namely_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 4.40_o which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n etc_n etc_n show_v mercy_n to_o thousand_o etc_n etc_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o thou_o and_o that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v prolong_v upon_o the_o earth_n etc_n etc_n and_o that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o a_o mediator_n they_o can_v not_o abide_v this_o most_o excellent_a perfect_a and_o divine_a wisdom_n this_o most_o gracious_a sweet_a &_o comfortable_a doctrine_n let_v not_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o we_o say_v they_o lest_o we_o die_v speak_v thou_o unto_o we_o etc_n etc_n doubtless_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a thing_n that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o hear_v that_o which_o be_v his_o whole_a felicity_n namely_o that_o he_o have_v a_o god_n it_o yea_o &_o a_o merciful_a god_n 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god_n to_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n and_o hell_n fire_n the_o principal_a point_n then_o of_o the_o law_n in_o true_a christian_a divinity_n be_v to_o make_v man_n not_o better_a but_o worse_a that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o show_v unto_o they_o their_o sin_n that_o by_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o they_o may_v be_v humble_v terrify_v bruise_a and_o break_v worse_o &_o by_o this_o mean_n may_v be_v drive_v to_o seek_v comfort_n and_o so_o to_o come_v to_o that_o bless_a seed_n verse_n 20._o but_o god_n be_v himself_o one_o god_n offend_v no_o person_n and_o therefore_o need_v no_o mediator_n but_o we_o offend_v god_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v need_n of_o a_o mediator_n not_o moses_n but_o christ_n which_o speak_v far_o better_a thing_n for_o we_o etc_n etc_n hitherto_o he_o have_v continue_v in_o his_o digression_n now_o he_o return_v to_o his_o purpose_n verse_n 21._o be_v the_o la_o then_o against_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n paul_n say_v before_o that_o the_o law_n justify_v not_o shall_v we_o then_o take_v away_o the_o law_n no_o not_o so_o for_o it_o bring_v with_o it_o a_o certain_a commodity_n what_o be_v that_o it_o bring_v man_n unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o themselves_o it_o discover_v and_o increase_v sin_n etc_n etc_n here_o now_o rise_v a_o other_o objection_n if_o the_o law_n do_v nothing_o else_o but_o make_v man_n worse_o in_o show_v unto_o they_o their_o sin_n then_o be_v it_o contrary_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n for_o it_o seem_v that_o god_n be_v but_o only_o provoke_v to_o anger_n and_o offend_v through_o the_o law_n la_o and_o therefore_o he_o regard_v not_o nor_o perform_v his_o promise_n we_o jew_n have_v think_v the_o contrary_a to_o wit_n that_o we_o be_v restrain_v and_o bridle_v by_o this_o external_a discipline_n to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n be_v provoke_v thereby_o may_v hasten_v the_o perform_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o that_o by_o this_o discipline_n we_o may_v deserve_v the_o promise_n paul_n answer_v it_o be_v 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