Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
Ver. 15. No transgression] sc. Is imputed by men where there is no law written. See Romans 5:13 .
The law worketh wrath] That is, manifesteth it, and so seemeth to work it, as likewise affliction doth corruption in God's children; stir the puddle with a stick, and the mud will soon be on the top of the water. Rub the brand, and sparkles will fly abroad.