Mat 12:7-8 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 7. I will have mercy, &c. ] See this explained, . There are four ways in which positive laws may cease to oblige. First, by the natural law of necessity . Secondly, by a particular law , which is superior . Thirdly, by the law of charity and mercy . Fourthly, by the dispensation and authority of the Lawgiver . These cases are all exemplified from .

‏ Matthew 12:7-8

Verse 7. I will have mercy, &c.] See this explained, Mt 9:13. There are four ways in which positive laws may cease to oblige.

First, by the natural law of necessity.

Secondly, by a particular law, which is superior.

Thirdly, by the law of charity and mercy.

Fourthly, by the dispensation and authority of the Lawgiver.

These cases are all exemplified from Mt 12:4-8.

Verse 8. The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath-day.] The change of the Jewish into the Christian Sabbath, called the Lord's day, Re 1:10, shows that Christ is not only the Lord, but also the truth and completion of it. For it seems to have been by an especial providence that this change has been made and acknowledged all over the Christian world.