For they could not endure the order which had been given, »Even a wild beast, if it touches the mountain, shall be stoned to death;«
for it is by the Law that I have died to the Law, in order that I may live to God.
All who are depending upon their own obedience to the Law are under a curse, for it is written, »Cursed is every one who does not remain faithful to all the precepts of the Law, and practise them.«