i 3. h Even when we were dead in fins, hath quickned us together with Chrift, (by grace [Or, whole grace] ye are faved) 6. And hath raifed us up together, and made us fit together in heavenly places in Chrift Jefus.. 7. That in the ages to come he might fhew the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindness towards us through Chrift Jefus. 8. For by grace are ye faved, through faith; and that not of your felves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, left any man should boaft: r 5. ht Rom. 5. 6, 8, 10. When we were yet without Strength, in due, Time Chrift died for the Ungody. God commendeth his Love Cowards us, in that while we were et Sinners, Chrift died for us. If when we were Enemies, we were reconciled to God by the Death of is Son; much more being reconciled, we fhall be faved thro'10 is Life. † Rom. 6 4, 5. † Col. 2. 13. Col. 3. 1, 3. See on Joh. 5. 25. k Tit. 3. 5. See on Acts 5. 11. 6. Rom. 6. 5. If we have een planted together in the Likeefs of his Death : we fhall be alin the Likeness of his Refurrection. Cor. 15. 20. Now is Chrift rifen rom the Dead, and become the ft Fruits of them that ept. Col. 1. 8. Who is the beginning, the Er born from the Dead. 7. 111 Heaven. Rom. 10. 14, 15, 17. How then fhall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how fhall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how fhall they hear without a Preacher? And how fhall they Preach, except they be fent?So then, Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. † Eph. 1.19. 9. † Rom. 3. 20, 26, 27. By the Deeds of the Law, there fhall no Flesh be juftified in his fight.15 That he might be juft, and the justifier of him that believ.th in Jefus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what Law? of Works? Nay; but by the Law of Faith. 20† Rom 4. 2. If Abraham were ju ftified by Works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. + Rom. 9. 12. It was faid unto her, the Elder fhall ferve the Younger. † Rom. 11. 6. If by Grace, then it is no more of Works. Cor. 1. 30, 31. Of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us Wif dom, and Righteoufnefs, and San3&ification, and Redemption: That, 1 Tim. 1. 16. For this 25 Caufe I obtained Mercy, that in me firft Jefus Chrift might shew forth Long-fuffering, for a Pattern to hem which 'fhould hereafter beleve on him to Life everlasting. See on Rom. 2.4. 8. Ver. 5. ·· 2 Tim. 1. 9. ee on A&ts 15. II. P† Rom. 4. 16. Therefore it Grace. according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. † 2 Tim. 1. 9. Who hath faved us, and called us with an holy Calling, not according to our Works, bur according to his own Purpose and Grace. Tit.3. 5. Not by Works of Righteoufnefs which we have done, but according to his Mercy he faved us.→ 3 boaft. 10. For we are his workmanship," created in Chrift Jelus a unto good works which God hath before ordained [Or, prepared] that we fhould walk in them 11. Wherefore remember that ye being in time paffed Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircuncifion by that which is called the circumcifion in the flesh made by hands; 12. That at that time ye were without Chrift, being aliens from the common-wealth of Ifrael, and ftrangers from the covenants of promife, having no hope, and without God in 10. 1 S † Pfal. roo. 3. Know ye that the Lord he is God, it is he that hath made us, and not we our! felves, we are his People, and the Sheep of his Pafture. Ifa. 19. 25. Bleffed be Egypt my Peo ple, and Affyria the Work of my Hands, and Ifrael mine inheritance u the us confider one another, to provoke unto Love and to good Works. Tit.2. 14. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all Iniquity, and purifie unto himself a peculiar People zealous of good Works. Tit: 3.1. Put them in Mind,.. -to be ready to every good Work. 10 · 11. Ifa. 29. 23. When he feeth his Children, the Work of mine Hands. . Joh. 3. 355. -Except a Man be born again, he cannot fee the Kingdom of God. Except a Man be born of Water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom 15 of God. † 2 Cor. 5. 5, 17. He that hath wrought us for the felffame thing is God. If any Man be in Chrift, he is a new Creature Eph. 4. 24 That ye put on the 20 new Man, which after God is created in Righteoufnefs and true Holiness. Col. 3. 10. Have put on the new Man, which is renewed in knowledge after the Image of him that created him. 25 bt 1 Cor. 12. 2 I Eph. 5.-8. Col. 1. 21. See on 1 Cor. 6. 11. C. Col. 2 11. In whom allo ye are circumcifed with the Circumcifion made without Hands, in putting off the Body of the Sins of the Flefh, by the Circumcifion of Chrift. d -121 Eph. 4. 18. .. Col. I. 21. See on 1 Cor. 6.11. et See Ezek. 13. 9. Mine Hand fhall be upon the Prophets that fee Vanity, and divine Lies: they shall not be in the Affembly of my People, neither fhall they be written in the Writing of the House of Ifrael, neither fhall they enter in to the Land of Ifrael. f Joh. 10. 16. The Words un Eph. 1. 4. According as he hath chofen us in him, that we fhould be holy, and without blame before him in Love 2 Tim. 2. 21.30 -He fhall be a Veffel unto honour, fanctified and meet for the Mafter's ufe, and prepared unto every good Work. 2 Tim. 3. 17. That the Man of God may, be perfect, 35 throughly furnished unto all good Works. Tit. 3. 8. These things I will that thou affirm conftantly, that they which have believed in Gal. 4. 8. Howbeit, then God, might be careful to maintain 40 when ye knew not God, ye did Ser good Works. Heb. 10. 24. Let` der Ver. 14. Acts 3. 25. Ye are the Children of the Prophets, and of the Covenant which God made with our Fathers. Rom. 9.4, 8. Who are Ifraelites; to whom pertaineth the Adoption, and the Glory, and the Covenants. The Chil dren of the Promise are counted for the Seed. vice 1 the world: 13. But now in Chrift Jefus, ye who fometimes were far off, are made nigh. by the blood of Chrift 14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15. Having abolished m in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, for to make in himself, of twain, one a new man, fo making peace; 16. And that he might reconcile both unto God in P one body by the cross, having flain the enmity thereby [Or, in himfelf]: 17. And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to " them that were nigh. 18. For through him we both have an accefs by one Spirit unto the Father. 19. Now therefore ye are no more ftrangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the faints, 02 a S Mich. 5. 5. *. A&s ro. 36. See on Joh. 16. 33. k Joh. 10. 16. Other Sheep * and deftroved, that henceforth we should not ferve fin. † Rom. 8 3. -God fending his own Son in the Likenefs of finful Flefh, and for fin, 5 condemned Sin in the Flefh. † Col. 2. 14. The Words under Ver. 15. 17. Ifa, 57. 19. † Zech. 9.10. See on Joh. 16. 33. r s Acts 2. 39. The Promife is have I which are not of this Fold: 10 unto you, and to your Children, them alfo I must bring, and they fhall hear my Voice; and there fhall be one Fold, and one Shepherd. Gal. 3. 28. Chrift Jefus. -Ye are all one in 15 15. Col. 2. 14. Blotting out the Hand-writing of Ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the Way, nailing it to Crofs. 111 and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God fhall call. t Pfal 148. 14. He alfo exalteth the Horn of his People,even of the Children of Ifrael, a People near unto him. a 18. † Eph. 3. 12. † Heb. 4. 16. † Heb. 10. 19, 20. his 20 Rom. 5. 2. + Col. I. 21, 22. You that were fometime alienated, and Enemies in your Mind by wicked Works, yet now hath he reconci-25 led in the Body of his Flesh through Death. 11 2 Cor. 5. 17. † Gal. 6. 15. See on Joh. 3. 3. 16. See on Rom. 5. 10. P† Col. 1. 22. The Words un der Ver. 15. See on come unto 19. Gal. 4.26. Jerufalem which is above is free, which is the Mother of us all. Phil. 3. 20. Our Converfation is in Heaven- † Heb. 12. 22, 23. Ye are Mount Sion, and unto the City of the living God, the heavenly Jerufalem, and to an innumerable Company of Angels, To the general 30 Affembly and Church ofthe first born which are written in Heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of juft Men made perfect. 9t Rom. 6. 6. Knowing this, that our old Man is crucified with hm, that the Body of Sin might be 35 e G and of the houshold of God; 20. And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jefus Chrift himself being the chief corner-ftone; 21. In whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22. In whom you also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. F CHA P. COR this caufe I Paul, the a prifoner of Jefus Chrift b for you Gentiles; 2. If ye have heard of the difpenfation of the grace of God, which is given me you-ward: 3. e How that с unto me the mystery, (as I d to by revelation he made known wrought* afore in few words, [Or, a little before], 4. Whereby when ye read ye may underftand my knowledge in the mystery of Chrift.) 21. Eph. 4 16. From whom the whole Body fitly joined toge ther and compacted by that which 15 every joint fupplieth, according to the effectual working in the Meafure of every part, maketh increafe of the Body, unto the Edifying of it felf in Love, ft Gal. . 12. I neither re ceived it of Man, neither was I taught it, but by the Revelation of Jefus Chrift. † Col. r. 26. See on Rom. 2016. 25. h † 1 Cor. 3. 17. † 1 Cor. 6. 19. † 2 Cor. 6. 16. See on Rom. h 8. 9. † 1 Pet. 2. 5. See on Rom. a CHA P. III. I. † Eph. 4. 1. 7, 14, 16. Col. 4. 3. A&s 9. 16. Phil. 1. See on bf Col. 1. 24. Who now rejoice in my Sufferings for you. Ver. 13 t2 Tim. 2. 10. I en dure all things for the 801 Which in other ages was not made known unto the fons of men, k as it is now revealed unto his holy apoftles and prophets, by the Spirit; 6. That the Gentiles fhould be fellow-heirs, and of the fame body, and n partakers of his promife in Chrift by the gofpel: 7. Whereof I was made a minifter, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me, by the effectual working of his power. 8. Unto me, who am lefs than the leaft of all faints is this grace given, that I fhould preach among the Gentiles the unfearchable riches of Chrift; 9. And to make all men fee, what is the fellowship of the "myftery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jefus Chrift. 10. To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places, might be known by the church the fma e 1. The Words under Ver. 2. Eph. 1. 9. Having made known unto us the Mystery of his Will Eph. 0 3 6. 9. That I may open my k 20 5. Joh. 16. 13. When he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all Truth,- and he will fhew you things to come. Acts 10. 28.God bath fhewed me that I fhould not call any Man common or unclean. Eph. 25 2. 20. 6. Gal. 3. 28. Eph. 2. 14. See on A&ts 10. 35. † Eph. 2. 15, 16. Gal. 3. 14. That the Bleffing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jefus Chrift; that we might receive the Promife 30 a nifold Pfal. 33. 6. Col. 1. 16. † Heb. 1. 2. See on Joh. 1.3. C 10. Pet. 1. 11. Which things the Angels defire to look into. a + Eph. 1..211 See on Rom. 8. 38. 22. † 1 Pet. 3. 22. Tim. 3.16, Without Controverfie great is the Mystery of godliness: God was manifeft in the Flesh, juftified in the Spirit, feen of Angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the World, received up into glory. Rom. 11. 33. O the Depth of the Riches both of the wif dom and Knowledge of God! Cor. |