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The Law ordained, "Thou shalt love;" and love ordained that law. Man could not keep it, and love ordained a gospel; that gospel is "God so loved." Thus, "Thou shalt love" is the whole of the law; "God so loved" is the whole of the gospel. That is so clear, that it is at once law and gospel for children and for savages; but it is so deep in its limpid clearness that no philosopher can fathom it.

John Duncan — Colloquia Peripatetica (Deep-Sea Soundings), notes of conversations with John Duncan, LL.D., recorded by William Knight, 3rd ed. (Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, [1871]), "Law and Gospel," p. 130

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John Duncan, Colloquia Peripatetica (Deep-Sea Soundings), notes of conversations with John Duncan, LL.D., recorded by William Knight, 3rd ed. (Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, [1871]), "Law and Gospel," p. 130 (archive.org) - Colloquia Peripatetica (Deep-Sea Soundings), notes of conversations with John Duncan, LL.D., recorded by William Knight, 3rd ed. (Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, [1871]), "Law and Gospel," p. 130
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