[The Pentateuch]

Wherefore serveth the law then, if it give us no power to do the law? Paul answereth thee, that it was given to utter sin only and ⟨image 95⟩to make it appear. As a corrosive is laid unto an old sore, not to heal it, but to stir it up and to make the disease alive, that a man might feel in what jeopardy he is and how nigh death and not aware, and to make away unto the healing plaster. Even so saith Paul Gala .iij. The law was given because of transgression (that is, to make the sin alive that it might be felt and seen) until the seed came unto whom it was promised: that is to say, until the children of faith came, or until Christ that seed in whom god promised Abraham that all nations of the world should be blessed, came. That is, the law was given to utter sin, death damnation and curse, and to drive unto Christ in whom forgiveness, life, justifying and blessings were promised, that we might see so great love of god to us ward in christ, that we henceforth overcome with kindness might love again and of love keep the commandments. So now he that goeth about to quiet his conscience and to justify him self with the law, doth but heal his wounds with fretting corrosives. And he that goeth about to purchase grace with ceremonies, doth but suck the alepope to quench his thirst, in as much as the ceremonies were not given to justify the heart, but to signify the justifying: and forgiveness that is in christs blood

Wherfore serveth the lawe then, yf it geue vs no power to do the lawe? Paule answereth the, that it was geuen to vtter synne onlye and ⟨image 95⟩to make it appere. As a corosye is layde vnto an old sore, not to heale it, but to stere it vp ād to make the disease alyve, that a mā might feale in what ioperdye he is ād how nye deeth ād not aware, ād to make awaye vnto the healinge playster. Euē so sayth Paule Gala .iij. The lawe was geven because of transgressiō (that is, to make the synne alyve that it might be felt and sene) vntill the seed came vnto whom it was promised: that is to saie, vntil the childern of fayth came, or vntill Christ that seed in whom god promised Abrahā that all nations of the worlde shuld be blessed, came. That is, the lawe was geuē to vtter synne, deeth damnatiō and curse, ād to dryve vnto Christ in whō forgeuenesse, life, iustifyinge ād blessinges were promised, that we might se so greate love of god to vs ward in christ, that we hēceforth ouercome with kindnesse might love againe ād of love kepe the cōmaūdmētes. So now he that goeth aboute to quiette his cōsciēce ād to iustifye him silf with the lawe, doth but heale his wondes with freatige coresyes. And he that goeth aboute to purchase grace with ceremonies, doth but sucke the alepope to qwēch his thirst, in as moch as the ceremonies were not gevē to iustifie the herte, but to signifie the iustifiynge: and forgeuenesse that is in christes bloude