 | Ezra Stiles Ely - Calvinism - 1811 - 302 pages
...so convinced as to become " poor in spirit.'' f By the law is the knowledge of sin." Rom. iii. 20. " I had not known sin but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the had said, thou shall not covet." " I was alive without the law once ; but when the commandment came,... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 626 pages
...came sin revived, and all manner of concupiscence appeared. " By the law is the knowledge of sin." " For I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." The goodness of the law, its immutability, eternity, and unlimited demands, ought to be insisted on,... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 450 pages
...should say so. Nay, the law is an irreconcileable enemy to sin ; searching it out wherever it is. " I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust," evil desire to be sin, " except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet," ver. 7. After opening this... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 528 pages
...guilty in his own sight, and acknoivledged the justice of his condemnation: thus he says of himself; " 1 had not known sin but by the law; for I had not known lust (ie the evil and danger of it) unless the law had said, thou shall not -covet: for I was alive without... | |
 | Thomas Boston - Theology, Doctrinal - 1812 - 520 pages
...sin in his nature. The apostle tells us, that this cannot be learned without the la*, Rom. vii. 7. ' I had not known sin but by the law : for I had not...the law had said, thou shalt not covet.' (2.) The law of nature is defective, because natural Judgement is thoroughly distorted and infatuated, sb that... | |
 | Thomas Boston - Theology, Doctrinal - 1812 - 512 pages
...our members to bring forth fruit unto death. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid; Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not...lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without... | |
 | T. T., Christian parent - 1812 - 248 pages
...Commandments brought to his mind this strong sense of sin ? A. — The tenth Commandment. For he «ays, " I had not known sin but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the law had caid, " Thou shalt not covet." Rom. /. 7. Q. 5. — Does this Commandment tend to convince us of sin,... | |
 | John Locke - 1812 - 516 pages
...evangelical rigiitcousneis. . TEXT. 7 What shall we say then ? is the law sin? God forhid. Nary, Iliad not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shall nut covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all mariner of concupiscence.... | |
 | Edward Williams - Calvinism - 1812 - 582 pages
...no law is, there is no transgression."* " What shall we say then, Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust (or concupiscence) except the law had said, Thou shall not covet.''f From these passages, among many... | |
 | Thomas Boston - Man (Theology) - 1812 - 508 pages
...inclination to evil ; for that is sin, properly and <'ruly so called : hence the apostle says, Rom. vii. 7. " I " had not known sin, but by the law ; for I had not known 1ust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." An inclination to evil iV really a fountain of... | |
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What shall we say then ? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 
