 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...God say, " I will go down and see," &c. Till sin receive its wages God hath no rest. Again : " Sina taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me." I thought sin not to have been so great a matter as it is. We think on a matter of profit or pleasure,... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...keej-eth them, HE it Mt'ih. xix. 17 If thou wilt ENTER into LIFE, K EEP the COMMANDMENTS. t»m. vii ii The LAW is HOLY, and the COMMANDMENT HOLY, and JUST, and GOOD. 7>/MXiv. 21 He that hath my COM-, is that LOVETH me. The COMMANDMENTS. I Fir }'ar'fe€>3ft n (halt... | |
 | 1753 - 302 pages
...Commandment came, Sin revived, and I died. And the Commandment, which was ordained to Life, I found to he unto Death. For Sin, taking Occasion by the Commandment, deceived me, and by it flew me. Wherefore the Law is holy, and the Commandment holy, juft, and good, Rom. vii. 7, 8, 9, 10,... | |
 | John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 298 pages
...with that of the apoftle Paul : " Wherefore the " law is holy, and the commandment holy, and " juft, and good. Was then that which is good " made death unto me ? God forbid. But fin, " that it might appear fin, working death in me " by that which is good, that fin by the com"... | |
 | John Owen - 1772 - 498 pages
...apoftle infifts upon, Rtom. vii. 12, 13. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment h Ay, and juft and good. Was then that which is good made death unto me ? God .forbid; butfint that it might appear fin, working death in me, by that which is gaud; that fen by the commandment... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1793 - 384 pages
...into judgment with thy fervant: for in thy fight fhall no man living be juftified. n Rom. vii. 13, 14. Was then that which is good, made death unto me ? God forbid. But fin, that h might appear fin, working death in me by that which is good ; that fin by the commandment... | |
 | John Wesley - 1780 - 760 pages
...Wherefore, notwithftanding my fin, the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and JuJl, and good, ver. 12. Was then that which is good, made death unto me? God forbid that I fhould fay fo. But it was fin, that it might appear fin indeed, which went on worfang tranfgreffion... | |
 | James Barr Walker - 1799 - 200 pages
...which was ordained to life, (that is, which required tho soul to be holy and therefore alive to God,) I found to be unto death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, (or acts shown to be sin by the commandment,) deceived me, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is... | |
 | James Barr Walker - 1799 - 206 pages
...which was ordained to life, (that is, which required the soul to be holy and therefore alive to God,) I found to be unto death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, (or acts shown to be sin by the commandment,) deceived me, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is... | |
 | George Redford - 1843 - 188 pages
...I, under the influence of these convictions, humbled myself before God, and said, with St. Paul, " The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good," Rom. vii. 12. "But I am carnal, sold under sin," ver. 14. Since, then, I deserve nothing but justice,... | |
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And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. " For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. "Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 
