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a See on ver. 12.

bFor since by man cume death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive, 1 Cor. xv. 21, 22. As we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly, 49. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus, 1 Tim. i. 14.

See on chap. i. ver. 17. clause 1. Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified, Rom. viii. 30. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, Matt. xxv. 34. Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you, 1 Cor. iv. 8. If we suffer, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him he also will deny us, 2 Tim. ii. 12. Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? Jam. ii. 5. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal

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priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light, 1 Pet. ii. 9. And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever, Amen, Rev. i. 6. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne, iii. 21. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to

God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation And hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth, v. 9, 10. And I saw thrones, and they that sat upon them, and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years, xx. 4-6. And there shall be no night there and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever, xxii. 5.

VER. 18.

*Αρα οὖν ὡς δι ̓ ἑνὸς παραπτώματος, εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους, εἰς κατάκριμα· οὕτω καὶ δι ̓ ἑνὸς δικαιώματος, εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους, εἰς δικαίωσιν ζωῆς.

Therefore as by the offence of one demnation; beven so by the righteousjudgment came upon all men to conness of one, the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

a Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the word, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned, ver. 12. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may

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be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God, iii. 19.

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tify many; for he shall bear their iniquities, Isa. liii. 10-12. 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 anoint the most Holy, Dan. ix. 24. For he

VER. 20.

b But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righ-hath made him to be sin for us, who teous, Rom. v. 15. 19. The same came knew no sin; that we might be made for a witness to bear witness of the the righteousness of God in him, Light; that all men through him might 2 Cor. v. 21. To the praise of the believe, John i. 7. And they came glory of his grace, wherein he hath unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, made us accepted in the Beloved, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, Eph. i. 6. to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizest, and all men come to him, iii. 26. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me, xii. 32. And by him all that believe are justified from all things from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses, Acts xiii. 39. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive, 1 Cor. XV. 22. Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, 1 Tim. ii. 4-6. 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.

Νόμος δὲ παρεισῆλθεν ἵνα πλεονάσῃ τὸ παράπτωμα. Οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν ἡ ἁμαρ τία, υπερεπερίσσευσεν ἡ χάρις

Moreover a the law entered that the

offence might abound, But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.

aFor when we were in the flesh, the motions of sin which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead, Rom. vii. 5-8. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the For as by one man's disobedience promise was made; and it was ormany were made sinners, a so by the obe-dained by angels in the hand of a dience of one shall many be made righ-mediator, Gal. iii. 19. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a school-master, 25.

VER. 19.

"Ωσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοὶ, οὕτω καὶ διὰ τῆς ὑπακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται οἱ πολλοί.

teous.

a Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant jus

bWhat shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that graco may abound? Rom. vi. 1. So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel. And the LORD spake to Manasseh,

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and to his people: but they would not hearken. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom.

Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God, 2 Chron. xxxiii. 9 -13. For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it great, Psal. xxv. 11. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow: though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool, Isa. i. 18. Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins, xliii. 24, 25. And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery, I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. And it came to pass, through the lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah bath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding larael hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree,

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and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion, Jer. iii. 8-14. Who is a God like unto thee, who pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea, Mic. vii. 18, 19. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, Matt. ix. 13. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little, Luke vii. 47. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ save thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise, xxiii. 39-43. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the, kingdom of God. And such were some of you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God, 1 Cor. vi. 911. To the praise of the glory of his grace wherein he hath made us accepted in the Beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us, in all wisdom and prudence, Eph. i. 6-8. And you

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ROM. V, 20, 21.

A. D. 60. a Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come, ver. 14. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof, vi. 12. For sin shall not have dominion over you : for ye are not under the law, but under grace, 14. Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness, 16.

hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are b And of his fulness have all we resaved), ii. 1—5. Who was before a ceived, and grace for grace. For the blasphemer, and a persecutor; and law was given by Moses, but grace injurious: but I obtained mercy, be- and truth came by Jesus Christ, John cause I did it ignorantly in unbelief. i. 16, 17. For the grace of God that And the grace of our Lord was ex- bringeth salvation hath appeared to ceeding abundant with faith and love all men, Tit. ii. 11. Let us therefore which is in Christ Jesus. This is a come boldly unto the throne of grace, faithful saying, and worthy of all ac- that we may obtain mercy, and find ceptation, that Christ Jesus came into grace to help in time of need, Heb. iv. the world to save sinners; of whom I 16. But the God of all grace, who am chief. Howbeit for this cause I hath called us unto his eternal glory obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus by Christ Jesus, after that ye have sufChrist might shew forth all long-suffered awhile, make you perfect, stafering for a pattern to them which blish, strengthen, settle you, 1 Pet. should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting, 1 Tim. i. 13-16. For For if by one man's offence death we ourselves also were sometimes reigned by one: much more they 'foolish, disobedient, deceived, serv- which receive abundance of grace and ing divers lusts and pleasures, living of the gift of righteousness shall reign in malice and envy, hateful, and hat-in life by one, Jesus Christ, ver. 17. ing one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward men appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour. That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life, Tit. iii. 3-7.

VER. 21.

Ἵνα ὥσπερ ἐβασίλευσεν ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ, οὕτω καὶ ἡ χάρις βασιλεύσῃ διά δικαιοσύνης εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν.

That as sin hath reigned unto death, beven so might grace reign © through righteousnessunto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

v. 10.

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith, iv. 13. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness, viii. 10. 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.

4 See on Matt. xix. ver. 16. clause S. e And this is the record that God

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a What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law but under grace? God forbid, ver. 15. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 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, ii. 4, 5. But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) God forbid for then how shall God judge the world? For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; Why yet am I also judged as a sinner? And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just, iii. 5-8. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law, 31. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord, v. 20, 21. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty, only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another, Gal. v. 13. As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God, 1 Pet. ii. 16. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same

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is he brought in bondage, 2 Pet. ii. 18, 19. 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 lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ, Jude 4.

VER. 2.

Μὴ γένοιτο· οἵτινες ἀπεθάνομεν τῇ ἁμαρ τίᾳ, πῶς ἔτι ζήσομεν ἐν αὐτῇ;

dead to sin blive any longer therein.
God forbid. a How shall we that are

a For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord, ver. 5—11. Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God, vii. 4. For through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God, Gal. ii. 19. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world, vi. 14. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God, Col. iii. 3. Who his ownself bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness, by whose stripes ye were healed, 1 Pet. ii. 24. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God, 1 John iii. 9.

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if

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