Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
Hebrews 7:18
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 11, page 517, footnote 1 (Image)
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... enemies, and prays for those who slander him, this man has broken the yoke of sin and burst its chains. For he is not living under the law, which does not destroy the seeds of sin (whence not without reason the Apostle says of it: “There is a setting aside of the former commandment because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof: for the law brought nothing to perfection;” and the Lord says by the prophet: “And I gave them commands that were not good, and ordinances, whereby they could not live”[Hebrews 7:18-19], but under grace which does not merely lop off the boughs of wickedness, but actually tears up the very roots of an evil will.