The Renewal of the Evangelical Spirit

as for man : That is to say, as for the state of his corruption, But it is not impossib- This continues the thought that while the law is impossible for man alone, it is not impossible through God.
as for God : when man abandons himself entirely to the will of God, letting himself be

ᵇ Philippians 4:13. original: "Phil. 4. v. 13."
entirely governed by Him, ᵇ God will easily work in him an Evangelical life, as

Psalm 23:1, 2, 3. original: "Pf. 23. v. 1. 2. 3."
being a good thing, indeed sweet even to corrupted Nature. This is what David boasts of ᶜ in

ᶜ Psalm 18:30 & 33. original: "Pfal. 18. v. 30. & 33. &c."
saying: I can do all things in God, and with God I leaped over the walls, and I do all that I wish. The author paraphrases Psalm 18:29: "by my God I have leaped over a wall." For God said: ᵈ I do the will of those who love me : and elsewhere Jesus Christ confirms
ᵈ Psalm 145:19. original: "Pf. 145. v. 19."

ᵉ Luke 11:13. original: "Luc. 11. v. 9." The text quotes verse 13. this, by saying: ᵉ you being evil know how to give good things to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give his Holy Spirit to him who asks and desires? So that it is false and abusive to say that one cannot keep the Evangelical Law The "Evangelical Law" refers to the moral and spiritual teachings of the Gospel (the New Covenant), which the author argues can be fulfilled through the Holy Spirit.,

ᶠ Matthew 28:20. original: "Matt. 28. v. 20."
since this ᶠ Law was only given for this observance, and since Jesus Christ brought it from Heaven as the unique

ᵍ 2 Timothy 1:10. original: "2. Tim. 1. v. 10."
remedy for all our ills, ᵍ and the only means of our salvation; and since Jesus Christ says: ʰ I have

ʰ John 13:15. original: "Jean. 13. v. 15."
done all these things to give you an example; be my Imitators. And God will never command

ⁱ Deuteronomy 30:11. original: "Deut. 30. v. 11."
anything to man, ⁱ except what He wishes to give him the grace to accomplish. But the malice of

ˡ 1 John 5:3. original: "Jean. 5. v. 3." In this era, "Jean" often referred to both the Gospel and Epistles of John.
man is so great that it always wants to attribute its own faults to God, to

ˡ Malachi 1:13. original: "Mal. 1. v. 13."
blame Him for the cause of his damnation, making it seem

Matthew 25:24.
ˡ as if God were harsh and cruel by putting upon him burdens of commandments

Ezekiel 18:25.
which are unbearable, (so that man...