sinned so severely in the wilderness. For the law is that which the Lord God spoke before the people made the calf and turned to idolatry, that is, the decalogue and the judgments. However, after their idolatry he commanded, and justly laid bonds upon them, but do not therefore lay such chains upon yourself, for our Saviour came for no other reason than to fulfill the law and weaken the chains of the secondary legislation. Therefore he calls out to those from the people who believed in him, releasing