An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

Further, The root of the word signifies, to make void, to dissipate, to scatter, to bring to nought, or to make nothing of (Psal. 33.10.) The Lord brings to nought the counsel of the heathen. So again (Isa. 8.10.) It is used often for breaking the Law, by frequent and wilful sinning against it. Proud ⟨p. 289⟩sinners would break the Law in sunder, or pull it all in pieces: They have made void thy Law (Psa. 119) As if they would not only sin against the Law, but sin away the Law, not only withdraw themselves from the obedience of it, but drive it out of the World; they would make void and repeal the holy acts of God, that their own wicked acts might not be questioned; and lest the Law should have a power to punish them, they vvill deny it a power to rule them; that's the force of the simple word here used, as applied to highest transgressing against the Law of God.

Further, The root of the vvord signifies, to make voyd, to dissipate, to scatter, to bring to nought, or to make nothing of (Psal. 33.10.) The Lord brings to nought the counsell of the heathen. So againe (Isa. 8.10.) It is used often for breaking the Law, by frequent and vvilfull sinning against it. Proud ⟨p. 289⟩sinners vvould break the Law in sunder, or pull it all in peices: They have made voyd thy Law (Psa. 119) As if they would not onely sin against the Law, but sin away the Law, not onely vvithdraw themselves from the obedience of it, but drive it out of the World; they would make voyd and repeale the holy acts of God, that their owne wicked acts might not be questioned; and lest the Law should have a power to punish them, they vvill deny it a power to rule them; that's the force of the simple vvord here used, as applyed to highest transgressing against the Law of God.