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Rom. 3.31. The expositions of many of the Christian Fathers on this text prove their defective views of the law. Origen expounds the establishment of the law by faith—‘Quia Christus inquit: “Moses de me scripsit.” ‘Ambrose—‘Quia ceremonalia scripturaliter implentur, et quod minus in moralibus lex continebat, in Evangelio additur: et quod tunc promittebatur futurum, fides advenisse testatur.’ Jerome—‘Quia fide probamus verum esse, quod lex dicit, testamentum testamento, legem legi .... successuram.’ As Parè remarks—‘Aliquid dicunt, nan totum.’ Augustine entered far more clearly into the Apostle’s meaning—‘Lex non evacuatur, sed statuiter per fidem; quia fides impetrat gratiam, qua lex impleatur.’ De Spir. et Lit. c. 29. Again—‘Liters, jubetur, spiritu donatur.’ Epist. 200.