What then? doth it follow from hence that we are lawless, and may live as we list?
God forbid: q.d. No, by no means, the premises afford no such conclusion; though we are not under the curse and rigour of the law, yet we are under its directions and discipline: the gospel allows of sin no more than the law. The apostle is careful, both here and elsewhere, to prevent licentiousness, or the abuse of Christian liberty: see Gal_5:131Pe_2:16: see Rom_6:1, and See Poole on "Rom_6:1".