| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - If it be said that it is monstrous to hold that God gave the Law mainly for another end than the ostensible one, viz. to lead to life by obedience, this holds so far; but one cannot exclude from the divine purpose the negative effect, viz. promotion of self-knowledge in sinful man and the breakingdown of his self-confidence, conditions essential to a mature filial relation between man and God.
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