LAW, THE
The law of God is no more than God might most righteously ask of us. If God were
about to give us a more tolerant law, it would be an admission on his part that he
asked too much at first. Can that be supposed? 1660.283
Once more: the entrance of the law makes the offence to abound in this sense, that
the rebellious will of man rises up in opposition to it. Because God commands, man
refuses; and because he forbids, man desires. 2012.134
Listen to me a moment, and quit your fancied strength: you, my hearer, cannot keep
the law of God, for you have already broken it. How can you preserve a crystal vase
entire when you have already dashed it to atoms? 2050.591
Depend upon it, there is nothing wrong but the law condemns it, and there is nothing
right but the law approves it. 2228.533
And inasmuch as we had broken all God’s laws, and did not wish to own it, we hated
the law itself, we kicked against it, and tried to persuade ourselves that it was the
root of the offence, instead of our own wilful hearts being the source of the evil. 2587.434
Even Moses could not carry those tables in his hand without breaking them, nor can
I do any better than he did. 2992.291
Dost thou think that Christ would have come all the way from heaven to keep the
law for thee if thou couldst keep it for thyself? 2992.292
Terrible is the plight of the man who has to depend upon what Sinai can give him; he
is wretched in life, he shall be troubled in death, he shall be lost for ever in eternity. 3206.337
The law is such a law that Adam failed to keep it, though innocent; how, then, shall
you keep it while imperfect? 3355.244