# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Mai 1861_S129
# AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Lehre und Wehre.

Jahrgang VII.    May 1861.    No. 5.

Theological Axioms.

(Continued.)
XIII. On the Law.

1. Lex moralis non in Sina primum proposita, sed cordibus hominum
ante lapsum insculpta.

The moral law was not first set forth on Sinai, but was engraved in the
hearts of men before the Fall.

2. "Jus naturale vere est jus divinum."

"If it is natural right, then it is also divine right."

3. In natura corrupta magna pars legis moralis per peccatum obscurata est.

In fallen nature a great part of the moral law has been obscured by sin.

4. Deum esse colendum, honeste esse vivendum, neminem laedendum,
suum cuique tribuendum, natura est notum.

That God is to be worshipped, that one is to live honorably, injure no
one, and give each his own, is known by nature.

5. Decalogus omnium legum moralium est epitome.

The Ten Commandments are a summary of all the moral laws.

6. In decalogo moralia, quae ad omnes homines pertinent, diligenter
discernenda sunt ab involucris Mosaicis, quae ad Israelitas in V. T. tantum
pertinebant.

In the Ten Commandments, the moral element, which concerns all men,
is carefully to be distinguished from the Mosaic wrappings, which concerned
the Israelites alone in the Old Testament.

7. Decalogus intelligendus est juxta interpretationem prophetarum,
Christi et apostolorum.

The Ten Commandments are to be understood according to the
interpretation of the prophets, of Christ, and of the apostles.

8. Deus, ut non essentiam, ita nec sententiam mutat.

As God does not change his essence, so neither does he change his
declared will.

9. Oboedientia primae tabulae derogat secundae, quando scilicet utraque
simul locum habere nequit.