shut within narrower limits than Paul permits in this x. chap., which is more cheerful and more expanded ; and in it the word all occupies a very prominent place, ver, 1 1, etc.
5. Ypucpzi, writes o/), [thus exhibiting the truth that] u the letter killeth ” It is antithetic to ver. 6, 8 : [the righteousness by faith] speaks , with the living voice [not writes , as Moses]. There is also another similar antithesis : Moses in the concrete ; the righteousness which is of faith in the abstract. — on 6 notijffac, x.r.X.) Lev. xviii. 5, LXX.,‘7ro/^0'grg aura, a, non jffag, x.r.X,
6. 'H sx n'usrzwg dixaiotSuvri, the righteousness which is of faith) A very sweet Metonymy, i.e. a man seeking righteousness by faith. — Xzyzi, speaks) with himself — w zinrig, say not) for he, who says so, does not find in the law what he seeks ; and he does not seek, what he might find in the Gospel : viz. righteous- ness and salvation, which are in Christ and are ready for believers in the Gospel. And yet, whoever only hears and heeds that from Moses, The man that doetli shall live , considers it necessary, thus to say [who shall ascend into heaven, etc.] — xapd/cp, in the heart) The mouth [ver. 9] is also attributed to faith ; for faith speaks ; but unbelief generally mutters. — rig, x.r.X.) Deut. xxx. 11-14, LXX., on svroXii aur»j, r\v syu zvrsXXofiai (Soi (Sriflipov ouyi unz poyxog sffnv, oudz fiaxpav dno (Sou sffnv. oux sv rip oupavp sffriy Xzyujr rig dva(3i)(Szrai ir\[iZiv s/g rbv oupavov , xai Xq^zrai i \fjj7v aurr\v ; xai dxoutsavrzg auryv noirjGofj, zv. oudz n'spav rv\g QaXd(S<srig siSrij X'eywir rig dianzpaffzrai 7]ta7v zig ro n'spav ryg OaXaffisrig xai Xrj^z rai iruuv aurijv. xai dxoutsavrzg aurijv noii]6o[i zv. syyug (Sou ztsri ro ffi/jja ctpodpa : zv (Sro^ari (Sou xai zv- ry xapdia (Sou , xai sv ra/g ysp(Si (Sou , non tv auro. u For this commandment which I command thee this day is not overwhelmingly great ; nor is it far from thee ; it is not in heaven, that thou shouldst say, who amongst us shall go up to heaven and obtain it for us, that we may hear it and do it ? nor is it across the sea, that thou shouldst say, who shall cross the sea and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it f The word is very near to thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart and in thy hands to do it.” This paraphrase, so to speak, very sweetly alludes to this passage, without expressly quoting it. Moses speaks of heaven, as well as Paul, but the former afterwards says, across the sea , instead of which Paul most dexterously turns his discourse to the abyss , that he may