Wherefore, the apostle saith, chap. 7, “The law is spiritual.” As though he had said, if the law had been carnal, or a moral doctrine only, it might have been fulfilled by external works. But since it is spiritual, that is, requiring the affection of the mind, and the obedience of the spirit, no one can fulfil it, unless, with a happy heart, an ardor of mind, and a full flow of affection, he do those things which the law commands. But, such a state of heart, such an ardor of mind, and such an affection,
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