...attaining of evangelical righteousness. TEXT. 7 What shall we say then ? is the law sin ? God forbid! Nay, I had not known sin but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shall not covet. 9 For I was alive without the law, once: but when the commandment came., sin revived,...

...attaining of evangelical righteonsness. TEXT. 7 What shall we say then ? is the law sin ? God forbid ! Nay, I had not known sin but by the law : for I had not known lnst, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment,...

...iii. 20. And hy what law is the- knowledge of sin, he expressly declares, where he affirms, " that he had not known lust, except the law had said, thou shalt not covet," chap, vii. 7. which is thp moral law alone. That law he designs, " which stops the mouth of all sinners,...

..." knowledge of sin." — By what law is " the know" ledge of sin ? " By the moral, or by the ritual law ? " I had not known sin but by the law ; for "...except the law had said. " Thou shalt not covet." 2 Now what law said, " Thou shalt not covet : " The ceremonial, or the moral? Indeed all the apostle's...

...spirit, and not in the oldness 01 the letter. 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not...lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without...

...St. Paul himself acknowledged that this commandment brought him in guilty before God. Rom. vii. 7. / had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known...lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Now inquire, Can you lay your hand on your heart and say, I am not guilty ? Consider this perfect standard...

...threatened to every transgressor of it. " What shall we say then ? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shall not covet. But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence....

...new spirit, and not in the old letter. 7 What shall we say then ? Is the law sin ? By no means. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known the the law an a covenant, by the sacrifice of Christ, on whom they have believed for life aud s&lvation,...

...within and defile the man. And the apostle saith, that he had not known sin, but by the law: for he had not known lust, except the law had said, thou shalt not covet This evidently shows that the intentions of the heart are evil; that to them alone blame is imputable,...

...discovers this enemy; it convinceth the soul that there is such a traitor harbouring in his bosom : " I had not known sin but by the law; for I had not...lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet ;" I had not known it; that is, fully, clearly, distinctly. Conscience will somewhat tumultuate about...