6 Not as though the word of God Eph. 2. 12. hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

1 Deut. 10. 15 ch. 11.

28.

ch. 1. 3.

n Jer. 23.6.

7 "Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In 'Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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The calling of the Gentiles. 'the riches of his glory on the vessels of Anno mercy, which he had "afore prepared unto glory,

60.

1 ch. 2.4. Col. 1. 27.

24 Even us, whom he hath called, "not Ephes. 1.7. of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? m ch. 8. 28, 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will 29 30 call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

n ch. 3. 29. 1 Pet. 2. 10.

Hos. 2. 23.

26 And it shall come to pass, that in pHos. 1. 16. the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. 8 That is, They which are the children 27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, 1 John 5. 20. of the flesh, these are not the children of "Though the number of the children of 23. Numb 23: God: but the children of the promise Israel be as the sand of the sea, 'a remnant r shall be saved:

John 1. 1.
Acts 20. 28.
Hebr. 1.8.

19. ch. 3. 3.

p John 8.39. are counted for the seed.

ch. 2. 28, 29.

4. 12, 16.

Gal. 6. 16.

9 For this is the word of promise, * At this time will I come, and Sarah shall q Gal. 4.23. Gen. 21.12. have a son.

sai. 10. 22,

ch. 11. 5.

| Or, the

28 For he will finish || the work, and cut account. it short in righteousness: "because a short ⚫ Isai. 28. 22. work will the Lord make upon the earth.

29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, "we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. 31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, "hath not at tained to the law of righteousness.

32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one 4 For Christ is the end of the law for dMast. 5, 17. vessel unto honour, and another unto righteousness to every one that believeth, dishonour? 5 For Moses describeth the righteous22 What if God, willing to shew hisness which is of the law, That the man wrath, and to make his power known, which doeth those things shall live by Ezek. 20. 11. them.

1 Thes. 5.9. endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath | fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known

k 1 Pet. 2. 8. Jude 4.

Believers shall be saved.

Anno DOMINI 60.

* Deut. 30. 14.

ROMANS.

Asse

DOMIN 60.

God hath not cast off all Isra heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that | which he foreknew. Wot ye not what is, to bring Christ down from above:) the scripture saith tof Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy Acts 8. mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

h Matt. 10. 32. Luke 12.

37.

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c ch. 8. m + Gr. a El

kas

3d Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am **, 14 left alone, and they seek my life.

4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself is seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

5 'Even so then at this present time fch. also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

6 And if by grace, then is it no more 45 of works: otherwise grace is no more Dent. S. 4, 5grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

7 What then? Israel hath not ob- 5.3L tained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

34 for remoral

i lai. 2. to.

k Dent. 19-4 Isai. 6.9.

Eick. 12 2

8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of || slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. Jer. 5. 21. 9 And David saith, 'Let their table be Matt. 13 14 made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-Acta block, and a recompence unto them: 27. 10 "Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

1 P. 6

A

12.4.

m Px 23

11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but n Acts 13.45. rather through their fall salvation is & à come unto the Gentiles, for to provokes them to jealousy.

12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

e Acts $15

13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, Kisk magnify mine office:

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14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

1 T

15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shell Jamesa the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the S lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

13

17 And if 'some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive E tree, wert graffed in || among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

Paul's exhortation to holiness. "BESEECH you therefore, brethren, DOMINI

CHAP. XII.
God's judgments are unsearchable.
Anno 20 were
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60.

brokewell, because of unbelt by with. I by the mercies of God, that ye pre

uch. 14. 16. "Be not highminded, but fear:

x Prov. 28. 14. Isai. 66.

21 For if God spared not the natural 2. Phil. 2.12 branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

51 Cor. 15.2. Hebr.3.6,

14.

z John 15.2.

a 2 Cor. 3.

16.

22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

23 And they also, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye b ch. 12. 16. should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Or, hard- Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

e ver. 7.
2 Cor. 3. 14.

d Luke 21. 24. Rev. 7.

9.

d

26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as Isai. 59. 20. it is written, There shall come out of See Ps. 14.7. Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

f Lani. 27.9. Jer. 31.31,

27 For this is my covenant unto them, &c. Hebr. 8. when I shall take away their sins.

8. & 10. 16.

28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching Deut. 7.8. the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

95. & 10. 15.

19.

29 For the gifts and calling of God are Numb. 23. without repentance.

i Eph. 2. 2. Col. 3. 7.

1 Or, obeyed.

30 For as ye 'in times past have not
believed God, yet have now obtained
mercy through their unbelief:

31 Even so have these also now not
believed, that through your mercy they
also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath concluded them
all in unbelief, that he might have mercy
upon all.

33 O the depth of the riches both of
the wisdom and knowledge of God! 'how
unsearchable are his judgments, and his
Ways past finding out!

m

34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

35 Or who hath first given to him, and rebr. 13. 21. it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: 'to whom be Amen. Gr. him. glory for ever. CHAP. XII.

Pet. 3. 18.

ude 25.

Rev. 1. 6.

1 God's mercies must move us to please God.
3 No man must think too well of himself, 6
but attend every one on that calling wherein
he is placed. 9 Love, and many other duties,
19 Revenge is specially
are required of us.
forbidden.

5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6 "Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

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7 Or ministry, let us wait on our minister-
ing: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:
'he that giveth, let him do it with sim-
plicity; the that ruleth, with diligence; he
that sheweth mercy, "with cheerfulness.
9 Let love be without dissimulation.
Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that
which is good.

4.3.

10. Gal. 2.
9. Ephes. 3.

2, 7, 8
Prov. 25.

27. Eccles. 7.
16. ch. 11. 20.

briety.

k

Gr. to so-
1 Cor. 12.

7, 11. Eph.
4.7.

12. Eph. 4.

11 Cor. 12.
16.

m 1 Cor. 10.
17. & 12. 20,
27. Eph. 1.
23. & 4. 25.

n

4. 1 Pet. 4.

1 Cor. 12.
10, 11.
over. 3.
Acts 11.
12. 10, 28. &
6, 29, 31.
Eph.4.11.
G617

27. 1 Cor.

13. 2. & 14.

1,

q Acts 13. 1.
Gal. 6, 6.

r Acts 15. 32.
1 Cor. 14. 3.

an- Matt. 6. 1,
2,3.

10 Be kindly affectioned one to other with brotherly love; "in honour preferring one another;

11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

b

d

12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

h

| Or, im-
parteth.

rally.

Or, libe

2 Cor. 8. 2.

t Acts 20. 28.

Hebr. 13. 7,

Tim 5. 17. 24 1 Pet. 5

2

u 2 Cor. 9.7,

x 1 Tim. 1. 5.

1 Pet. 1. 22.

y Ps. 34. 14.
& 36. 4. &
97. 10.

15 Rejoice with them that do re- Amos 5. 15. joice, and weep with them that weep.

16 Be of the same mind one toward
another. Mind not high things, but || con-
descend to men of low estate.
wise in your own conceits.
17 Recompense to no man evil for
evil. "Provide things honest in the sight
of all men.

m

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth
in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, Pavenge not your-

1 Thess. 1. 17.

1 John 3. 17.

g

z Hebr. 13.
1. 1 Pet. 1.

22. & 2. 17.

& 3. 8.

Or, in the love of the brethren. Phil. 2. 3.

Pet. 1. 7.

Pet. 55
bLuke 10.

20.
ch. 5. 2. &

3. 1. & 4.4.

⚫ 1 Thess. 5. 16. Hebr. 3.

15.13. Phil.

6.1 Pet. 4.

13.

James 1. 4. & 5.7e Luke 21. 19. 1 Tim. 6. 11. Hebr. 10. 36. & 12. 1, d Luke 18. 1. Acts 2. 42. & 12. 5. Col. 4. 2. Eph. 6. 18. Hebr. 6. 10. & 13. 16. 1 Pet. 2. 19, 20 e 1 Cor. 16. 1. 2 Cor. 9. 1, 12. Titus 1. 8. Hebr. 13. 2 1 Pet. 49 1 Pet. 2. 23f 1 Tim. 3. 2. Matt. 5. 44. Luke 6. 28. & 23. 34. Acts 7. 60. 1 Cor. 4. 12. i ch. 15. 5. 1 Cor. 1. 10. Phil. 2. 2. & 3. 16. & 3.9. Or, be contented with m Prov. k Ps. 131. 1, 2. Jer. 45. 5. mean things. 1 Prov. 3. 7. & 26. 19. Isai. 5. 21. ch. 11. 25. n ch. 14. 16. 2 Cor. 8. 21. 20. 22. Matt. 5. 39. 1 Thess. 5. 15. 1 Pet. 3. 9. p Lev. 19. 18. Prov. 24. 29o Mark 9. 50. ch. 14. 19 Hebr. 12. 14. Ecclus 28. 1, &c. ver. 17.

h 1 Cor. 12. 26.

1 Pet. 3 9.

3 M 4

selves, but rather give place unto wrath: | day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I not in chambering and wantonness, 'not
in strife and envying.
will repay, saith the Lord.

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore 'love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer n Eph. 5.11. than when we believed.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: "let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 'Let us walk || honestly, as in the

1 Thes. 5.11. 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but Acts 10 it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

11.

15.

ver. 14

Tit. 1. 15. b 1 Cor. 8. 9,

10, 11, 12.

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor 1 Cor.8.13. to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself 21 John 3. before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

21.

Or, discerneth and put23 And he that || doubteth is damned teth a differ- if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. CHAP. XV.

ence between
szents.
e Tit. 1. 15.

a Gal. 6. 1.

b ch. 14, 1.

e 1 Cor. 9. 19, 22. & 10.

24.33. & 13.

5. Phil. 2.4,

5

d ch.14-19. 39. John 5.

Matt. 26.

30.& 6. 38. f Ps. 69. 9.

24. 1 Cor. 9.

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Paul excuseth his writing. 12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall Anno be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall Isai. II. 1, the Gentiles trust.

10. Rev. 5. 5. & 22. 16,

13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye tch. 12. 12. may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

& 14. 17.

2 Pet. 1.12.

1 John 2. 21.

14 And "I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, 1, 7, 10. able also to admonish one another.

w1 Cor. 8.

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of 12.3. Gal. 1. the that is given to me of God,

Gal. 2. 7, 5, 9. 1 Tim. 2. 7. 2 Tim. 1.

x ch. 1. 5. & 15. Eph. 3. grace 7,8. 16 That I should be the minister of y ch. 11. 13. Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering 11. Phil. 2. up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest 13, 15, 16. should build upon another man's foundation:

2 Let every one of us please his neigh-I bour for his good to edification.

3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

21 But as it is written, To whom he Isai. 52. 15. was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

I Thes. 2. 17,

18.

4 For whatsoever things were written 22 For which cause also I have been ch. 1. 13. ch. 4:23. aforetime were written for our learning, | || much hindered from coming to you. 9. 10. & 10. that we through patience and comfort of 23 But now having no more place in ways, or, 11. Tim. the scriptures might have hope. these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, "their duty is also to . Gal.6.6. minister unto them in carnal things.

28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29 And I am sure that, when I come

n 1 Cor. 9.

o Phil. 4. 17.

p ch. 1. 11.