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John Calvin · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Calvin says: The argument is drawn from the contradictory nature of the two schemes; for the same fountain does not yield both hot and cold. The law holds all living men under its curse; and from the law, therefore, it is in vain to expect a blessing.
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Calvin - “The [role] of the law is to show us the disease in such a way that it shows us no hope of cure; whereas the [role] of the gospel is to bring a remedy to those who are past hope.” W H Griffith-Thomas comments that the "LAW came in as a sort of parenthesis, not as the original, or final purpose of God. It came in alongside of sin, between that and grace; to convince of sin and at the same time as a consequence, that transgressions might be multiplied (Gal. 3:19). Yet God, Who is the Author of law, is not responsible for the increase of sin. The law does not compel, but only impels to sin; it does not create, it only calls it forth (See Ro 7:5+)....Sin lies dormant in the heart until LAW comes, and then SIN is seen in actual transgression. The LAW by prescribing what is required gives rise to great occasions of offense on the part of sinful man." (Romans - A Devotional Commentary)