law

So then if while her husband liueth, shee be married to another man, shee shalbe called an adulteresse: but if her husband be dead, shee is free from that law, so that she is no adulteresse, though she be married to another man.

Wherefore my brethren, yee also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, euen to him who is raised from the dead, that wee should bring forth fruit vnto God,

For when wee were in the flesh, the motions of sinnes which were by the law, did worke in our members, to bring foorth fruit vnto death.

1611 marginal noteGr. passions

But now wee are deliuered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held, that we should serue in newnesse of spirit, and not in the oldnesse of the letter.

1611 marginal noteOr, being dead to that.

What shall wee say then? is the law sinne? God forbid. Nay, I had not knowen sinne, but by the lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Law had said, Thou shalt not couet.

1611 marginal noteOr, concupiscence.

But sinne taking occasion by the commaundement, wrought in me all maner of concupiscence. For without the Law sinne was dead.

For I was aliue without the Law once, but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued, and I died.

Wherefore the Law is holy, and the Commandement holy, and iust, and good.

For wee know that the Law is spirituall: but I am carnall, sold vnder sinne.

If then I doe that which I would not, I consent vnto the Law, that it is good.