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See the Gentile convicted by the law (1.18-32; 2.14, 15); then the Jew (2.); then the whole world collectively (3.9-19.) The desperate condition of the world by the law being proved. (20) the Gospel is now introduced in all its fulness and glory. (21-31; 4, 5 etc.) The instances adduced however forbid us ever to preach the law unconnected with the Gospel. Even John’s ministry (Matt. 3.1-11; John 1.29; 3.25-36; Luke 1.76, 77)—much more that of his Master—(Mark 1.15) linked the revelation of the Gospel with the more severe exhortations of the law. The sermon on the Mount combines the most searching exposition of the spirituality of the law with many encouraging declarations of the Gospel. The early chapters of the Epistle to the Romans were the introduction only to that full exhibition of the Gospel Ministration, which is subsequently developed in that most important portion of Scripture.