Matthew Poole and continuators on Romans 7:12

12. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good .

And so the Objection ver. 7. was a groundless Objection; for though the Law were the occasion of Sin, or were made advantage of by Sin, as ver. 8. yet it was not the Cause of it, that on all hands is acknowledg'd to be Holy, &c.

The Law in all the Branches of it.

Particularly the Preceptive part of the Law, and every particular Precept.

The three Epithets here given the Law of God, may be thus distinguished: 'Tis Holy in respect of the Ceremonial Part; 'tis Iust in respect of the Judicial Part; and Good in respect of the Moral Part of it. Or else the Law is Holy, as it teacheth us our Duty unto God: Iust, as it sheweth us our Duty to our Neighbour. Good, in regard of the Effect and End; as it works Goodness in the Observer thereof, and is Conducive to his temporal and eternal Good,

Marginal references: 1 Tim. 1.8.