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title: 'The Original and the Actual Relation of Man to Law'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sin'
- 'Effectual Calling and Regeneration'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 7'
- 'Exodus 20'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1876-the-original-and-the-actual-relation-of-man-to-law
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# The Original and the Actual Relation of Man to Law

Shedd explains Romans 7:10: God's moral law, ordained to life, is 'unto death' for sinful man. Conscience becomes a torment as duty conflicts with sinful inclination; only regeneration resolves this.

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