Adam Clarke on Matthew 12:7

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Matthew12:7

I will have mercy, etc. - See this explained, Mat 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 Mat 12:4-8.

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