through the former chapters in faith and repentance ; for in this the prior regard is had to faith [rather than to repentance]. The sum of this discussion, in the opinion of those who deny universal grace, is as follows. God gives faith to whom He will ; He does not give it , to whom He will not ; according to the mind of Paul, it is this : God gives righteousness to them that believe , He does not give it to them that work ; and that is by no means contrary to His word. Nay, He himself has declared by types and testimonies , that those , the sons of the promise are received ; that these , the children of the flesh are rejected . This decree of God is certain , irrefragable , just ; as any man or people listens to this decree or strives against it , so that man or that people is either ac- cepted in mercy or rejected in wrath. The analysis of Arminius , which has been gleaned from Calovius Theol. Apost. Pom. Oraculo lxviii., and adopted Oraculo lxix., comes back to this [amounts to this at last]. Compare by all means i. 16, note. In the meantime Paul, in regard to those, whom he refutes, does not make any very wide separation between the former chapter [or head] concerning faith and the latter concerning righteous- ness; nor indeed was it necessary. — T Israel , Israel) Ploce. 1
7. ” Or/) because; this particle makes an epitasis2 in respect of the preceding sentence. — Afipaufi, of Abraham) That, which happened to the children of the Fathers in the most ancient times, may much more happen to their later descendants. — dXA* sv ’itccaxy x.r.X., but in Isaac , etc.) This clause is put as a “ Suppositio Materialis” [See Append.] ; for we supply, it was written , and it is being fulfilled , lxx., Gen. xxi. 12 : on sv Gveppa. Here we even find a suitableness in the origin of the name Isaac ; for they are the seed, who embrace the covenant of grace with a pure and noble-minded joy , Gen. xvii. 19 [ Isaac Heb. = laughter , joy].
8. T ovr'stsnv) The apostle, using boldness in speaking, puts that is for therefore. — raura) DH, that is, are. The substantive pronoun for the substantive verb ; so alroj , these, ver. 6 : and
1 See Appendix. A word twice put, once in the simple sense, once to ex- press an attribute of it.
2 Appendix. An addition made to a previous enunciation, to explain, or give emphasis.