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ROM. 1.

not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus, Acts xxi. 13. Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you, 1 Cor. iv. 18. For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, a dispensation of the Gospel is committed unto me, ix. 17. To preach the Gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to my hand. But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord, 2 Cor. x. 16, 17.

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a I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou know

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I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. Psal. xl. 9, 10. My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. I will go in the strength of the Lord GoD; I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only, Ixxi. 15, 16. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed, cxix. 46. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels, Mark viii. 38. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels, Luke ix. 26. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified, 1 Cor. ii. 2. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his pri

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15, 16. soner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel according to the power of God, Tim. i. 8. For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day, 12. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, 16. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf, 1 Pet. iv. 16.

b See on ver. 1. clause 5.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God, Rom. x. 17. The LORD shall send the

rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies, Psal. cx. 2. Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? Isa. liii. 1. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, 1 Cor. i. 18-24. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, ii. 4. But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest: and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth, xiv. 24, 25. Now thanks be unto

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ROM. I. 16.

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not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised, iv. 9—12. Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? ix. 24. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him, x. 12. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name, xv. 8, 9. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel, Luke Acts ii. 3032. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem, xxiv. 47. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repenin-tance toward God, and faith toward

God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 2 Cor. ii. 14-16. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ, x. 4, 5. For the hope which *is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth. Col. i. 5, 6. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and tents of the heart, Heb. iv. 12.

our Lord Jesus Christ, Acts xx. 21. But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and of Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance, xxvi. 20. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither

d See on Mark xvi. ver. 16. clause 1. e Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile, Rom. ii. 9, 10. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gen-male nor female: for ye are all one in tiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith, iii. 29, 30, Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be

Christ Jesus, Gal. iii. 28. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the en

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mity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh, Eph. ii. 11 -17. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free but Christ is all, and in all, Col. iii. 11.

VER. 17.

Δικαιοσύνη γὰρ Θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἀποκαλύπτεται ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν· καθὼς γέγραπται· Ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται.

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For therein is a the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, Rom. iii. 21. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous, v. 19. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth, x. 3, 4. Surely, shall one say, In the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory, Isa. xlv. 24, 25. I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory, xlvi. 13. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation, li. 8. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me,saith the LORD, liv. 17. I will

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greatly rejoice in the LORD, and my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels, lxi. 10. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUŘ RIGHTEOUSNESS, Jer. xxiii. 6. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, anoint the most Holy, Dan. ix. 24. who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption, 1 Cor. i. 30. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Cor. v. 21. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith, Gal. v. 5. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith, Phil. iii. 8, 9. Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us, through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, 2 Pet. i. 1.

b For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? Rom. iii. 3. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God, Psal. xxxiv. 7. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace, John i. 16. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord, 2 Cor. iii. 18. We are

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bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth, 2 Thess. i. 3.

< Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith, Hab. ii. 4. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith, Gal. iii. 11. Now the just shall live by faith but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in *him, Heb. x. 38.

VER. 18.

̓Αποκαλύπτεται γὰρ ὀργὴ Θεοῦ ἀπ ̓ οὐρανοῦ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν ἀσέβειαν καὶ ἀδικίαν ἀνθρώπων τῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικία και τεχόντων

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all bungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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shall not be able to deliver them in
the day of the wrath of the LORD:
they shall not satisfy their souls, nei-
ther fill their bowels: because it is the
stumblingblock of their iniquity, Ez.
vii. 19. That day is a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress, a day
of wasteness and desolation, a day of
darkness and gloominess, a day of
clouds and thick darkness, Zeph. i.
15. He that believeth on the Son
hath everlasting life: and he that be-
lieveth not the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth on him,
John iii. 36. And the times of this
ignoce God winked at; but now
commauueth all men every where to
repent: Because he hath appointed a
day, in the which he will judge the
world in righteousness by that man
whom he hath ordained; whereof he
hath given assurance unto all men, in
that he hath raised him from the
dead, Acts xvii. 30, 31. For as many
as are of the works of the law are un-
der the curse: for it is written, Cursed
is every one that continueth not in all
things which are written in the book
of the law to do them, Gal. iii. 10.
Let no man deceive you with vain
words: for because of these things
cometh the wrath of God upon the
children of disobedience, Eph. v. 6.
For which things' sake the wrath of
God cometh on the children of dis-
obedience, Col. iii. 6. And said to the
mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and
hide us from the face of him that
sitteth on the throne, and from the
wrath of the Lamb: For the great
day of his wrath is come; and who
shall be able to stand? Rev. vi. 16,
17. And out of his mouth goeth a
sharp sword, that with it he should
smite the nations: and he shall rule
them with a rod of iron: and he
treadeth the winepress of the fierce-
ness and wrath of Almighty God,
xix. 15.

a But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds, Rom. ii. 5, 6. Because the law worketh wrath for where no law is, there is no transgression, iv. 15. And, behold, ye are risen up in your father's stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD towards Israel, Numb. xxxii. 14. Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us, 2 Kings xxii. 13. For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us, Jer. b For when we were yet without iv. 8. Thou hast called as in a solemn strength, in due time Christ died for day my terrors round about, so that the ungodly, Rom. v. 6. Knowing in the day of the LORD's anger none this, that the law is not made for a escaped nor remained: those that I righteous man, but for the lawless and have swaddled and brought up hath disobedient, for the ungodly and for mine enemy consumed, Lam. ii. 22. sinners, for unholy and profane, for They shall cast their silver in the murderers of fathers, and murderers streets, and their gold shall be re- of mothers, for man slayers, 1 Tim. moved: their silver and their goldi. 9. And spared not the old world,

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but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly, 2 Pet. ii. 5, 6. But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men, iii. 7. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation; ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lascivousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ, Jude 4. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him, 15. How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts, 18.

c Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, ver. 29. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile, ii. 8, 9. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin : but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God, vi. 13. For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God, Deut. xxv. 16. Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him, Isa. iii. 10, 11. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our

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God, for he will abundantly pardon, lv. 7. Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die, Ez. xviii. 4. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 1 Cor. vi. 9. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness, 2 Thess. ii. 12. And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day-time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness, 2 Pet. ii. 13-15. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John i. 9.

d Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them, ver. 19. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient, 28. Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them, 32. And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Rom. ii. 3. Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel. Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed

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