A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 85
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- not; for what Y vould, that do Tnot, but what Thate, that do T. ABC
- arain, Ysec another Law in my Mlembers warrins acainst my Mind, and
- brineine me into captivity under ihe Law of Sin. O vretched iman
- that Tam l who sall deliver me from this body of death? NOW FrOm
- the Lam in this sence, chac is, tromthe Bondase and Servilicy oF che
- Legal state, We are noc delivered, nor made Conguerors by Wwhac
- Christ did outmaraly uxon the Crols, as lome imagine; a5 it he hac
- there purchased Forus an Indulgence to sn without control: but by
- the inward mortine oF his Holy Spirit, Trecinsus Fromche Povee
- and Bondase oF Sin, and unberitchins us Cromthe Lore otit.
- Wheretore there is a double Freedom Erom this Lecat Cate to bc
- cakten norice oF; a True and a False Frecdom; Wrhich l CaHNOE BCtter
- explain chan by utine che ApoCles omn similitude in che beginniue
- OF thcy. Chap. Knom je not Brethren, that the Lau hath dominion
- over a man as lone as he livethe (Or rather as lone as TE, that is, Ibe
- Zam, livethe) For the Woman which hath an Husband is bound by the
- Laro toher Husband so lone as he liveth; but if her Husband be dead,
- Be is loosed from the Law of the Husband. S0 then, if while her Huf-
- band liveth se be married to another man, stestall becalled an Adulte-
- ress: but if her Husband be dead, seis freefrom that Law; so thatse
- is no adulteres thouchse be married to anotherman. Where che Law
- is Compared to an Eusband; and one that is under the Lam, Or in a
- Cecalstate, t0 a Woman that hath an Flusband. And aS thCre arCLIVO
- mays br irhich a Woman may be Ereed trom her Husband; Theone,
- iF he breale loose From him rhilse he yet liveth, contrarr 10 the
- Laws oF Wedlock, and marry to anocher man; irtrich is an undue
- and unlamtul Erecdom, For then Be is justly siled an Adulteress;
- Anocher, il e Cay eill her Husband bo dead, and then, beins trec
- Erom cheLaw oF her Hlusband, does lamtully marrr co anotherman.
- In likce manner chere arcerro mars by irhich men may befrced trom
- the Lar, 25 it is an invardstate of Bondace and servility. ThC CrA
- is, rhenmen doillesally and unlamtully breale loole From che Lam
- wrtrich is cheir Fusband, Wrhrilsthe is yet alive and ougheto have Do-
- minion over chem, and marry chemsclres to anocher Husband;
- erhich Husbands name is Carnat Liberty or Licentionsness, 100 often
- mis. called in thele latter Times by che name oE Christian Liberty:
- and Cuch as chese may well Be Ailed in che Scripture language
- Adulterers and Adulteresses. Bue there is another Preedom From the
- LaW, irhich is a due and just Freedom, irhen we do noc make our
- Celves Eree belore che time, violentr breakins loole From it; but
- irhen e Car eill the Lam, which isour Hulband, is dead, and
- the Compulsory porrer oF ic cakcen amay by che Morcification OF OUE
- Lusts and Afections, and (0 marry anocher Husband, which is Christ
- Orthe Spirit of Riehieonsness ROm. 8. 2. 2h0 Lam ofthe spirit of Lise
- in Christ Jesus hath made mefree from theram of sin and Death.
- Wheretore there are Three General states of Men, in order to God
- and Relision, thac mas be hero tatcen notice of. The First is ofthole
- thac are alive 10 sin, and dead to the Law. Fhis che APolle (peaks OE
- Rom. 7. 9. Tras alive mithont the Paw once. Thele are chole whose
- Conseiences are not vet considerabiy awakened to any sense ot
- cheir Dury, nor toche Diserimination of 600d and evil; but tin siccls
- crictione
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A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 85. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066511403:0097?run=74