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It was truly sayd, Lex est Lux: the Law is Light. But unable to light us to Heaven; not through it own, but our deficiency. Hereon it did not save, but condemn us. Lex non damnans est ficta et picta Lex: ¹That Law that doth not condemn us, is a feigned and painted Law. The Apostle calls it the Ministration of death.

It was truly sayd, Lex est Lux: the Law is Light. But vnable to light vs to Heauen; not through it owne, but our deficiencie. Hereon it did not saue, but condemne vs. Lex non damnans est ficta et picta Lex: ¹That Law that doth not condemne vs, is a faigned and painted Law. The Apostle calles it the Ministration of death.

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Let then the less Light give place to the greater. Legalia fuerunt ante passionem Domini vina, ¹Statim post passionem mortua, hodie sepulta: The Legal rites were before ⟨p. 11⟩the Passion of Christ alive, straight after his Passion dead, now buried. Or as another; The Ceremonies of the Law were in their prime Mortales, in Christs age Mortuae, in our time Mortiferae. They were at first Dying, in our Saviours time Dead, in ours Deadly. The Law was given by Moses, ²but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ.

Let then the lesse Light giue place to the greater. Legalia fuerunt ante passionem Domini vina, ¹