Exposition

The doctrine concerning the Law, which is the rule of good works, next claims our attention, in relation to which we shall enquire:

What is the law in general?

What are the several parts of the divine law?

To what extent has Christ abrogated the law, and to what extent is it still in force?

In what does the moral law differ from the gospel?

How is the Decalogue divided?

What is the true meaning of the Decalogue, and of every commandment separately considered?

To what extent can those who are regenerated keep the law?

What is the use of the law?

We shall now proceed to the consideration of the first four questions here proposed. The fifth belongs to the 93d question of the Catechism; the sixth, to the 94th, and those which follow, down to the 114th; the seventh, to the 114th, and the eighth to the 115th question.