An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Secondly, What contentions are there continually about the rules which God gives man to order his life by? Man thinks this is an unreasonable rule, that's a hard rule, and a third is an unprofitable rule; how many rise up against the Law, to which they should submit, and would shift off obedience to the rule, by complaints against it? The carnal mind (or, the minding of the flesh) is enmity against God, it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be (Rom. 8.7.) Words importing highest opposition, and that, irreconcilable. It is not, it cannot be subject; the mind is never subject to the Law, till it be changed into the Law. Christ saith, that one iota or title of the Law shall not pass, till all be fulfilled; it is as true, that not one iota or title of the Law can be fulfilled by us, till our carnal minds pass away. Paul found just as much stubbornness and contrariety against the will of God remaining in him, as there was of a carnal mind remaining in him (Rom. 7.) As man desires not the knowledge of the will of God (Job 21.14.) and secretly wishes that he were ignorant of what he knows, so he wishes there were no such thing to be known; and that the revealed will of God were less by so much, as it specially opposeth his will.

Secondly, What contentions are there continually about the rules which God gives man to order his life by? Man thinks this is an unreasonable rule, that's a hard rule, and a third is an unprofitable rule; how many rise up against the Law, to which they should submit, and would shift off obedience to the rule, by complaints against it? The carnall minde (or, the minding of the flesh) is enmity against God, it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be (Rom. 8.7.) Words importing highest opposition, and that, irreconciliable. It is not, it cannot be subject; the minde is never subject to the Law, till it be changed into the Law. Christ saith, that one iota or title of the Law shall not passe, till all be fulfilled; it is as true, that not one iota or title of the Law can be fulfilled by us, till our carnall mindes passe away. Paul found just as much stubbornnesse and contrariety against the will of God remaining in him, as there was of a carnall minde remaining in him (