A39662:1902
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Q. 4. Was the Law never kept by any since it was made?
A. Yes, Adam in his innocent state kept it, for he was made upright, Eccles. 7.29. God made man upright, &c. And Christ perfectly kept it, Matth. 5.17. Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Q. 5. What's the first Reason why no mere man in this life can fulfil and keep the law of God perfectly?
Q. 5. What's the first Reason why no meer man in this life can fulfil and keep the law of God perfectly?
A. It is because the Law of God is perfect, and the best of Men in this life are imperfect, Psal. 19.7. The law of the Lord is perfect, &c.