But sanctification is limited, for necessarily it can reach none others than the people of God. And as there can be no salvation without sanctification, therefore salvation is not universal. The third term is obedience. There is no antinomianism in Church teaching, any more than in the Gospel. The Law is short and comprehensive.
Offences being forbidden, it is implied that duties are required.
The greatest offence in each class being forbidden, implies that all lesser offences in that class are forbidden. The two tables of the Law are next presented. The first commandment defines the Being to whom submission is due. In the second, Idolatry is forbidden, and reverence for God alone is required. Legal oaths are legalized.