The object of law is to regulate the exemplification of principles. Some principle is exemplified in every act that man performs. And one principle may be in a great variety of acts. The principle of hatred is exemplified in a great many different actions; and the principle of love to God is manifested, or exemplified, in every act of obedience to God. So the spiritual may be brought out under different dispensations, and by different laws, while it remains always the same. Indeed, principles are unchangeable; they belong to the nature of things. Covenants, priesthoods, dispensations and laws have changed, but principles, _never_. So the moral objective of every law is the same, viz., to bring out and develop the spiritual in man. To accomplish this great end it is necessary that the evil principles of a carnal, or fleshly nature, should be restrained by the penal sanctions of law, and the principles of man’s higher nature brought out by its motives of good. Such being the nature of principles, and the facts of law, Paul says, “We know that the law is spiritual.” And again, “The law is fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” “Do we then make void law through faith? God forbid; yea, we establish law.” I have left the article out of this text because it is not in the original. B. Wilson translates the verse in these words: “Do we then nullify law through the FAITH. By no means; but we establish law.” The negative use of law is to restrain the evil; and the affirmative is to bring out the good, the spiritual. So, without any interference with _the spiritual_ of any law that ever was, either divine or human, we have a better covenant, or testament, than the old testament; one that is established upon better promises, which contains “A new and living way into the Holiest,” which Paul says, “Is heaven itself.” This new way was consecrated through the flesh of Christ. The rule of life in this way is the “Law of Christ.” It is a better law, for us, because its precepts are not limited to our neighbor. The following is a part, at least, of the contrast: THE DECALOGUE GIVEN TO ISRAEL. “Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy _neighbor_. Neither shalt thou desire thy _neighbor’s_ wife. Neither shalt thou covet thy _neighbor’s_ house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox or his ass, or anything that is thy _neighbor’s_. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not kill.” THE LAW OF CHRIST BOUND UPON THE WORLD. “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. But I say unto you, love your enemies. If thou mayest be made free use it rather. Be ye not the servants of men. Thou shalt not bear false witness. Thou shalt not covet. Whosoever looketh upon a woman and lusteth after her hath committed adultery already in his heart.”