Romans 7:2

to her husband so long, &c]. Lit. to the living husband. So it should be rendered; q. d., "to the present, not to a past or future, husband."

she is loosed Lit. she has been cancelled from, &c. The perfect tense indicates the ipso factocharacter of the release. The obvious equivalent of the phrase is, "the law of her husband has been cancelled ipso factoin respect of her."

the law of the husband i.e. "that special part of the law which affects her husband and his claim;" viz. the sanctions of marriage.