Augustine of Hippo, on 1Cor 15:56

“Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.”

“The prohibition increased the concupiscence. It rendered it unconquered. So transgression was added, which did not exist without the law, although there was sin.… It is not to be wondered at that human infirmity has added the strength even from a good law to evil, since in the fulfilling of that very law it trusted in its own strength.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.