Doc. of Life (Dick) n. 56

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56. Such power and holiness resided in the Law because it comprised all things of religion; for it consisted of two tables, one of which contains all things relating to God, and the other, all things relating to man. Therefore the precepts of the Law are called the Ten Words. They are so called because ten signifies all. But how the Law comprises all things of religion will be seen in a following article.


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