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the_o last_o place_n that_o law_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o text._n the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n which_o be_v the_o law_n that_o occasion_n sin_n and_o death_n or_o the_o law_n of_o commandment_n and_o this_o appear_v in_o the_o verse_n follow_v the_o text_n for_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v in_o the_o text_n that_o the_o saint_n be_v free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o show_v what_o that_o law_n be_v in_o these_o word_n for_o what_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n god_n send_v his_o own_o son_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v that_o which_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v for_o we_o answer_v 1._o the_o law_n can_v not_o make_v we_o holy_a 2._o the_o law_n can_v not_o free_v we_o from_o sin_n 3._o the_o law_n can_v not_o free_v we_o from_o condemnation_n but_o one_o the_o contrary_a it_o bring_v under_o guilt_n bring_v we_o under_o the_o curse_n now_o what_o law_n do_v this_o the_o law_n of_o comandment_n which_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n thus_o 1._o in_o that_o we_o be_v weak_a and_o through_o the_o fleshare_n not_o able_a to_o walk_v exact_o to_o the_o law_n nor_o to_o come_v up_o to_o the_o rule_n of_o it_o in_o our_o conversation_n and_o so_o be_v not_o able_a to_o obtain_v life_n by_o it_o therefore_o god_n have_v give_v we_o life_n in_o another_o way_n even_o through_o his_o son_n or_o 2_o in_o that_o the_o law_n as_o it_o be_v write_v upon_o table_n of_o stone_n though_o it_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a have_v no_o power_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o letter_n to_o convey_v its_o self_n into_o we_o to_o enable_v we_o to_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n it_o prescribe_v unto_o we_o and_o this_o law_n be_v style_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n in_o these_o three_o respect_n which_o the_o scripture_n hold_v 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not_o do_v god_n have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n to_o do_v for_o we_o and_o in_o we_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v free_v we_o from_o that_o law_n and_o give_v we_o another_o law_n even_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fullfil_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o we_o as_o appear_v verse_n four_o and_o now_o be_v free_v from_o this_o law_n sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o we_o for_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o