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Colossians 2:14
1599 Geneva Bible
Colossians 2:14
1599 Geneva Bible
14 [a]And putting out the (A)[b]handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, he even took it out of the way, and fastened it upon the cross,
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- Colossians 2:14 He speaketh now more generally against the whole service of the Law, and showeth by two reasons that it is abolished: First, to what purpose should he that hath obtained remission of all his sins in Christ require those helps of the Law? Secondly, because that if a man do rightly consider those rites, he shall find that they were so many testimonies of our guiltiness, whereby we manifestly witnessed as it were by our own handwriting that we deserved damnation. Therefore did Christ put out that handwriting by his coming and fastening it to the cross, triumphed over all our enemies, were they never so mighty. Therefore to what end and purpose should we now use those ceremonies, as though we were still guilty of sin, and subject to the tyranny of our enemies?
- Colossians 2:14 Abolishing the rites and ceremonies.
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