...spirit, and not in theoldness of the letter. 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...

...Foi what purpose was the law intended ? A. By the law is the knowledge of sin ; Rom. iii. 20. Nay, I had not known sin but by the law ; for I had not...lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet ; Rom. vii 7. Q. But did not God intend to prevent sin by ibis law ? ;* A. No: For by the deeds of...

...first is proper, because it produces the knowledge of sin : On this subject the apostle speaks thus : " I had not known sin, but by the law ; for I had not...lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."" (Rom. vii, 7.) He also says, " By the law is the knowledge of sin." (iii, 20.) — Ibid. He afterwards...

...all mankind, to the end of time: " What shall we say " then ? Is the law sin ? God forbid ! Nay, " I had not known sin, but by the law : for " I had...lust, except the law had " said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin " taking occasion by the commandment, " wrought in me all manner of concupis" cence. For without...

...earth, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Col. iii. 5. I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Rom. vii. 7, 8. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighwith those things that befall me, whatever they...

...apostle declares, in the seventh chapter of the same epistle: / had not known sin but by the law: for 1 had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Moreover the whole tenor of the apostle's reasoning, throughout the beginning of this epistle, undeniably...

...great may be his inclination, he cannot obtain a knowledge of the law ; and the apostle Paul says, • I had not known sin, but by the law ; for I had not...except the law had said, " Thou shalt not covet." ' Filleron has indeed seen punishments, executions, and gens-d'armes ; but gens-d'armes are not the...

...of all, it revealed his sinful nature. "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" (v. 7). The great function of the Mosaic law is to expose sin. Men try to cover sin, excuse it, and...

...TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW." 1 John 3:4. And what law is it, the transgression of which is sin?—"I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known lust except the law had said, Thou shah not covet." Rom. 7:7. That word then—"Thou shall not covet"—belongs in a law; it is a part...

...death to the unbeliever. The Word of God works life in the spiritual man but death to the carnal man. "...I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had...lust, except the law had said, thou shalt not covet." Rom, 7:7 "And the commandment which was ordained to life I found to be unto death." Rom. 7:10 "...so...