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3 Conclusion. Luther saith the New man needeth no law, its the flesh, the old man, the body of sin that is under the Law, ^qThe law in a Christian ought not to exceed his bounds, and ought only to have dominion over the flesh which is subject to it, and remaineth under it. but oh law! wilt thou invade the conscience and exercise dominion there, and accuse the conscience (of a justified believer none terrified) of sin, and take away the joy of heart, thou dost this beyond thy office. ^rWhen I behold Christ, I am all holy and pure knowing nothing of the Law (as it curseth and condemneth the believer) but if I behold my ⟨p. 102⟩flesh, I find avarice, lust, wrath▪ pride,^r fear of death, sadness, horror, hatred, murmuring and impatience against God, in so far as these are present, Christ is absent, or if he be present, he is weakly present, here there is need, yet of a paedagogoe. who should exercise and vex this strong ass (the flesh) that by this paedagogue sins may be diminished, and a way prepared for Christ. ^qLuther Lex in Christiano non debet excedere limites suos, sed tantum dominum habere in carnem, quae et ei subiecta sit, et sub ea maneat, hoc ubi fit, lex consistit intra suos limits lex, situ vis ascendere in regnum conscientiae et ibi dominari (loquitur de conscientia hominis justificati sub tentationibus terrefacta) et eam arguere peccati, et gaudi•m cordis tollere, hoc praeter officium tuum facis ^rSi Christum inspicio, totus sanctu• et purus sum, nihil plane sciens de ⟨p. 102⟩lege. Si vero meam carnem inspicio,^r