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title: 'The Royal Law of Love or, Love in Relation to Law and to God: The Baccalaureate Sermon Preached Before the College of New Jersey, June 27, 1875'
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1875-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Theology'
- 'Ethics (General)'
- 'Atonement'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'James 2'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1875-the-royal-law-of-love-or-love-in-relation-to-law-and-to-god-the-baccalaureate-sermon-preached-before-the-college-of-new-jersey-june-27-1875
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# The Royal Law of Love or, Love in Relation to Law and to God: The Baccalaureate Sermon Preached Before the College of New Jersey, June 27, 1875

McCosh's baccalaureate sermon teaches the 'Royal Law of Love': it distinguishes complacent and benevolent love and shows that love, fulfilled in Christ, upholds God's law.

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