The Eternal Gospel

[appointed] of God / and bestowed in the
Gospel original: 'Evangelio' / [it must] be drawn forth / and
tenderly nurtured like a young fruit and a
small child / if it is otherwise to take proper
root in Christ original: 'Christo'. Moses and the
Law cannot do this / they rather con-
fuse the troubled conscience The author contrasts the "Law" (Old Testament regulations and moral demands) with the "Gospel" (the message of grace), arguing that the Law only highlights guilt without providing the power to change. much more.
Christ must be formed before our
eyes for so long / until He gains such a
shape within us / which corresponds in all
things with the external Word of God /
and we / firmly grounded in Him through
faith / may thereafter joyfully step forth in
His power / to confess / to defy / and to
surely rely upon Him against the world and
all the gates of hell; as David
is able to fight / triumph / and break through
with this God of his / in almost all of his
Psalms / Psa. 3. 18. 27. 44. 46.
56. 60. 118. etc. So also / in all the
Epistles of Paul / is Christ [presented] first and
last / indeed in almost every verse / so that