Verse 19
19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Ver. 19. Because of transgressions ] Which are discovered by the law. Sight of misery must go before sense of mercy. Lex, lux, the law is a light (saith Solomon), which lays all open, as 1 Corinthians 14:25 , and threateneth destruction to transgressors.
And it was ordained, &c. ] Therefore it is not to be disrespected, though we cannot attain eternal life by it.
In the hand of a mediator ] That is, of Moses, who was a mediator of that communication of the law to the people, Exodus 20:19 . Christ is the only Mediator of expiation. And of Christ alone some take this text.
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