...willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. For the scriptures saith unto Pharoah, even for this same purpose have I raised thee up,...Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth." To confirm this dirine sovereignty still further the inspired Apostle...

...Egypt, " Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up," exalted thee to the throne of Egypt, " that I might shew my power in thee ; and that my name...earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercv, and whom he will he hardeneth." Here the Apostle listens to the only conceivable objection....

...retrihutions of every kind, and manifested at the same time His own power to all men ; wherefore He says, " even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show My power in thee, and that My name might he declared throughout all the earth ;" the / have raised...

...the purpose as either of the others. For wheh it is said, (ver. 17) " For this same purpose I have raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee,...my name might be declared throughout all the earth ;" whether by the phrase, raised thee up, be meant, as some suppose, his recovery from the effects...

...the purpose as either of the others. For when it is said, (ver. 17) " For this same purpose I have raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee,...my name might be declared throughout all the earth ;" whether by the phrase, raise thee up, be meant, as some suppose, his recovery from the effects of...

...such an one was Pharaoh, concerning whom God himself testifies, saying, * " For this reason I have raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee,...my name might be declared throughout all the earth ;" that is, since by thy continual rebellions thou hast judged thyself unworthy of life, for this reason...

...such an one was Pharaoh, concerning whom God himself testifies, saying, * " For this reason I have raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee,...my name might be declared throughout all the earth ;" that is, since by thy continual rebellions thou hast judged thyself unworthy of life, for this reason...

...the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, even for this same cause have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth." From this declaration of God respecting a single individual, a general conclusion is drawn, v. 18....

...with any divine decree. — The case of Pharaoh wants more explanation. For this cause, saifh God, have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power...Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy ; and whom he will, he hardeneth. Now, as we are expressly told, that God hardened Pharaoh merely to...

...So then, it is not of*bim that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17. For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, even for this...thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that iiijr name might be declared throughout all the earth. * Nothing more is here implied, than a real...