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Ground of the Christian's hope.

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d Num. 14.9. Ps. 118. 6.

e ch. 5. 6, 10. fch. 4. 25.

5 Is. 50. 8. 9. Rev. 12. 10, 11.

h Job 34. 29.

i Mark 16. 19.

Col. 3. 1.
Heb. 1. 3. &

8. 1. & 12. 2.

1 Pet. 3. 22. k Heb. 7. 25. & 9.24.

1 Jolin 2. 1.

1 Ps. 44. 22. 1 Cor. 15. 30, 31.

ROMANS.

these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day 2 Cor. 4. 11. long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

m1 Cor. 15.57. 2 Cor. 2.14. 1 John 4. 4. & 5, 4, 5. Rev. 12. 11.

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a ch. 1. 9.
2 Cor. 1. 23.
& 11. 31. &
12.19.
Gal. 1. 20.
Phil. 1. 8.

1 Tim. 2. 7.
bch. 10. 1.
© Ex. 32. 32.
1 Or,
separated.

d Deut. 7. 6. * Ex. 4. 22. Deut. 14. 1. Jer. 31.9. f1 Sam. 4. 21. 1 Kings 8. 11. Ps. 63. 2. & 78, 61.

5 Acts 3. 25. Heb.8.8,9,10. [Or, testaments.

h Ps. 147. 19. i Heb. 9. I.

Acts 13. 32.

Eph. 2. 12.

1 Deut. 10. 15.

ch. 11. 28.

m Luke 3. 23. ch. 1. 3.

37 m Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor n principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

CHAPTER IX.

1 Paul is sorry for the Jews. 7 All the seed

of Abraham were not the children of the promise. 18 God hath mercy upon whom he will. 21 The potter may do with his clay what he list. 25 The calling of the Gentiles and rejecting of the Jews were

foretold. 32 The cause why so few Jews embraced the righteousness of faith.

ISA, the truth in Christ, Ilie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

God hath mercy

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flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. Jer. 23. 6. 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For Pthey are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

John 1. 1. Acts 20.28. Heb. 1. 8. 1 John 5. 20. • Num. 23.19. ch. 3. 3.

P John 8. 39. ch. 2. 28, 29. & 4. 12, 16. Gal. 6. 16. 9 Gal. 4. 23. TM Gen. 21. 12. Heb. 11. 18.

8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are Gal. 4. 28. counted for the seed.

t Gen. 18. 10,

14.

9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when "Rebecca also had conceived by "Gen. 25. 21. one, even by our father Isaac, 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of x him that calleth ;) 12 It was said unto her, The y Gen. 25. 23. elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, z Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? a Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

*ch. 4. 17. & 8. 28.

1 Or. greater. IOr, lesser. z See Deut. 21. 15. Prov. 13. 24. Mal. 1. 2, 3. Matt. 10. 37

Luke 14. 26.

John 12. 25.

15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have a Deut. 32. 4. mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17 For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, dEven for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that, I might my name

thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

19 Thou wilt say then unto me, 3 For I could wish that myself Why doth he yet find fault? For were accursed from Christ fore who hath resisted his will? my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

4 Who are Israelites; e to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the fcovenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

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5 Whose are the fathers, and mof whom as concerning the

20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that I repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make hone vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 What if God, willing to shew

2 Chr. 19. 7. Job 8. 3. & 34. 10. Ps. 92. 15. b Ex. 33. 19.

© See Gal. 3. 8, 22.

d Ex. 9. 16.

e 2 Chr. 20. 6. Job 9. 12. & 23. 13. Dan. 4. 35. I Or, answerest again, or, disputest with God? Job 33, 13. f Is. 29. 16. & 45. 9. & 64.8. Prov. 16. 4. Jer. 18. 6. h 2 Tim. 2. 20.

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on whom he will.

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his wrath, and to make his power Israel is, that they might be known, endured with much long- saved. i1 Thess. 5.9. suffering the vessels of wrath Ik fitted to destruction:

1 Or, made up.

k1 Pet. 2. 8.
Jude 4.

I ch. 2. 4.
Eph. 1. 7.

Col. 1. 27.

23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had mafore prepared unto

m ch. 8. 28, 29, glory,

30.

n ch. 3. 29.

• Hos. 2. 23. 1 Pet. 2. 10.

P Hos. 1. 10.

24 Even us, whom he hath called, "not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 P And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. 27 Esaias also crieth concerning 4 Is. 10. 22, 23. Israel, a Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, ra remnant shall be saved:

T ch. 11. 5.

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28 For he will finish the work,
and cut it short in righteous-
ness: because a short work will
the Lord make upon the earth.
29 And as Esaias said before,
Except the Lord of Sabaoth
had left us a seed, "we had been
as Sodoma, and been made like
unto Gomorrah.

30 What shall we say then?
That the Gentiles, which fol-
lowed not after righteousness,
have attained to righteousness,
y even the righteousness which
is of faith.

31 But Israel, z which followed after the law of righteousness, a hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that Stumblingstone;

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33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and dwhosoever believeth on him shall not ashamed.

CHAPTER X.

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6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who Deut. 30. 12, shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

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8 But what saith it? The word Deut. 30. 14. is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That hif thou shalt confess h Matt. 10, 32. with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Luke 12, 8.

Acts 8. 37.

11 For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him i Is. 28. 16. & shall not be ashamed.

12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all mis rich unto all that call upon him. 13 n For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they bebelieve in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear P without a preacher?

5 The Scripture sheweth the difference be-
twixt the righteousness of the law, and this
of faith, 11 and that all, both Jew and
Gentile, that beliere, shall not be confound-feet

ed, 18 and that the Gentiles shall receive

the word and believe. 19 Israel was not
ignorant of these things.

BRETHREN, my heart's de
sire and prayer to God for

49. 23. Jer. 17. 7. ch. 9. 33. k Acts 15. 9. cli. 3. 22. Gal. 3. 28.

1 Acts 10. 36, cli. 3. 29.

1 Tim. 2. 5. m Eph. 1. 7. & 2.4, 7.

n Joel 2. 32. Acts 2. 21.

° Acts 9. 14.

P Tit. 1.3.

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, a Ilow beautiful are the 41s, 52, 7. of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith,

Nah. I. 15.

rch. 3. 3. Heb. 4. 2.

All Israel not cast off.

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ROMANS.

s Lord, who hath believed tour I report?

17 So then faith cometh by hear ing, and hearing by the word of God.

18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, "and their words unto the ends of the world.

19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a y foolish nation I will anger you. 20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

21 But to Israel he saith, a All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

CHAPTER XI.

1 God hath not cast off all Israel. 7 Some were elected, though the rest were hardened. 16 There is hope of their conversion. 18 The Gentiles may not insult upon them: 26 for there is a promise of their salvation. 33 God's judgments are unsearchable.

I SAY then, Hath God cast away his people? God forb2 Cor. 11. 22. bid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Phil. 3. 5.

ch. 8. 29.

↑ Gr. in Elias?

d1 Kings 19. 10. 11.

* 1 Kings 19. 18.

f ch. 9. 27.

5 ch.4.4, 5. Gal. 5. 4.

4,5.

2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the Scripture saith tof Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

3d Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

5 fEven so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no See Deut. 9. more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 7 What then? hIsrael hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were I blinded

hel. 9. 31. &

10. 3.

1Or, hardened, 2 Cor. 3. 14.

The Gentiles cautioned

8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, keyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:

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Is. 29. 10. 10r.

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remorse.

Deut. 29.4.

Is. 6. 9.
Jer. 5. 21.
Ez. 12. 2.

Matt. 13. 14.

John 12. 40.

Acts 28, 26,

27.

1 Ps. 69.22.

10 m Let their eyes be darkened,m Ps. 69. 23. that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their Acts 13. 46. fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

& 18.6. & 22. 18, 21. & 28. 24, 28. ch. 10. 19.

12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the I diminishing of them the riches Or, decay, of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

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or, loss.

13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle Arts 9. 15. & of the Gentiles, I magnify mine

office :

13, 2. & 22.21. ch. 15. 16. Gal. 1. 16, & 2. 2, 7, 8, 9. Eph. 3. 8. 1 Tim. 2. 7. 2 Tim. 1. 11

14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and Pmight save P1 Cor. 7. 16.

some of them.

15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

& 9. 22.

1 Tim. 4. 16. James 5, 20.

Num. 15. 18, 19, 20, 21.

16 For if the firstfruit be holy, Lev. 23. 10. the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

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18 t Boast not against the 1 Cor. 10. 12. branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. " Be not high-ch. 12. 16. minded, but fear:

21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but

Prov. 28. 14. Is. 66. 2. Phil. 2. 12.

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191 Cor. 8. 6. Col. 1. 16.

Gal. 1. 5.

1 Tim. 1. 17. 2 Tim. 4. 18. Heb. 13. 21. 1 Pet. 5. 11. 2 Pet. 3. 18. Jude 25. Rev. 1. 6. † Gr. him.

35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: rto whom be glory for ever. Amen.

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An exhortation to holiness.

CHAPTER XII.

God's mercies must move us to please God. 3 No man must think too well of himself, 6 but attend every one on that calling wherein he is placed. 9 Love, and many other duties, are required of us. 19 Rerenge is specially forbidden."

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brethren, by the mercies of

BESEECH you therefore,

God, bthat ye present your bodies da living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye trans-1 formed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

Heb. 10. 20. Pet. 1. 14. Eph. 1. 18. &

1 John 2. 15.

4. 23. Col. 1. 21,22. & 3. 10. Eph. 5. 10,

17.

1 Thess. 4.3.

15. 15.

1 Cor. 3. 10. & 15. 10. Gal. 2.9.

3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man h ch. 1. 5. & that is among you, i not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt k to every man the measure of faith.

Eph. 3. 2, 7,

8.

i Prov. 25. 27. Ecc. 7. 16. ch. 11. 20.

† Gr.

to sobriety.

4 For as we have many members in one body, and all mem-k1 bers have not the same office:

5 So mwe, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether P prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or the that teacheth, on teaching;

11.

Cor. 12. 7,

Eph. 4. 7.

11 Cor. 12. 12.

Eph. 4. 16. m 1 Cor. 10. 17. & 12. 20,

27,

Eph. 1. 23. & 4. 25.

1 Cor. 12. 4.

1 Pet. 4. 10,
11.

。 ver. 3.
P Acts 11.27.
1 Cor. 12. 10,
28. & 13. 2.
& 14. 1, 6, 29,
31.

Gal. 6. 6. Eph. 4. 11. 1 Tun. 5. 17. r Acts 15. 32. 1 Cor. 14. 3.

8 Or he that exhorteth, on ex- 4 Acts 13. 1. hortation: he that I giveth, let him do it with simplicity; the that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, "with cheer- Matt. 6. 1,2, fulness.

9 x Let love be without dissimulation. y Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

3.

Or, imparteth. Or. liberally, 2 Cor. 8. 2. t Acts 20.28. 1 Tim. 5. 17. Heb. 13. 7,

10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; 24. a in honour preferring one another;

11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 b Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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13 Distributing to the neces

I Pet. 5. 2. " 2 Cor. 9.7. x1 Tim. 1. 5.

1 Pet. 1. 22. 36. 4. & 97.

y Ps. 34. 14. &

10.

Amos 5. 15.

z Heb. 13. 1.

1 Pet.1.22.&

2. 17. & 3. 8.1 2 Pet. 1. 7.

Or, in the love of the brethren. a Phil. 2. 3. 1 Pet. 5. 5. b Luke

10. 20, ch. 5. 2. & 15. 13. Phul. 3. 1. & 4. 4. 1 Thess. 5. 16. Heb. 3. 6. 1 Pet. 4. 13. Luke 21. 19. 1 Tim. 6. 11. Heb. 10. 36. & 12. 1. James 1. 4. & 5. 7. 1 Pet. 2. 19, 20. d Luke 18. 1. Acts 2. 42. & 12. 5. Eph. 6. 18. Col. 4.2. 1 Thess. 5. 17. 1 Cor. 16. 1. 2 Cor. 9. 1, 12. Heb. 6. 10. & 13. 16. 1 John 3. 17.

Of subjection to magistrates.

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f 1 Tim. 3. 2. Tit. 1. 8. Heb. 13, 2. 1 Pet. 4. 9. 8 Matt. 5. 44. Luke 6. 28. & 23. 34. Acts 7, 60. 1 Cor. 4. 12.

T'Pet. 2. 23.
& 3.9.

i ch. 15. 5.

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sity of saints; fgiven to hospi- | ministers, attending continually tality. upon this very thing.

14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

15h Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

16 Be of the same mind one h1 Cor. 12. 26. toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

1 Cor. 1. 10.
Phil. 2. 2. &
3. 16.

1 Pet. 3. 8.

k Ps. 131. 1,2. Jer. 45. 5.

17 m Recompense to no man evil for evil. n Provide things honest be contented in the sight of all men.

1 Or,

with mean things.

1 Prov. 3. 7.

& 26, 12. Is. 5. 21. ch. 11. 25. m Prov. 20.

22.

Matt. 5. 39.

1 Thess. 5.
15.

1 Pet. 3. 9. n ch. 14. 16. 2 Cor. 8. 21.

14. 19.

Mark 950, Heb. 12. 14. Prov. 24. 29.

P Lev. 19. 18.

ver, 17.

9 Deut 32 33. Heb. 10. 30. r Ex. 23.4.5. Prov. 25. 21, 22.

Matt. 5. 44.

a Tit. 3. 1. 1 Pet. 2. 13.

b Prov. 8. 15, 16. Dan. 2. 21. & 4.32. John 19. 11. 1 Or, ordered.

Tit. 3. 1.

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

19 Dearly beloved, Pavenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, 9 Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

20r Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

CHAPTER XIII.

1 Subjection, and many other duties, we owe to the magistrates. 8 Lore is the fulfilling of the law. 11 Gluttony and drunkenness,

and the works of darkness, are out of sea-
son in the time of the gospel.

Lunto the higher powers. For
ET every soul a be subject

bthere is no power but of God:
the powers that be are ordained
of God.

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of d1 Pet. 2. 14. the power? d do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

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law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not com- iEx. 20. 13, mit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy k Lev. 19. 18. neighbour as thyself.

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time mto awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

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13 Let us walk I honestly, as in the day; a not in rioting and drunkenness, "not in chambering and waying! and wantonness, not in strife1

14 Butt put ye on the Lord Jet sus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

CHAPTER XIV. 3 Men may not contemn nor condemn one the other for things indifferent: 13 but take heed that they give no offence in them: 15 for that the apostle proveth unlawful by many reasons.

Ha that is W,

faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

2 For one believeth that he b may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Prov 23.20.

Luke 21. 34. 1 Pet. 4. 3.

Cor. 6.9.

Eph. 5 5. s James 3. 14.

Gal. 3.27.

Eph. 4. 24.
Col. 3. 10.

Gal. 5. 16.

1 Pet. 2. 11.

1 Cor. 8. 9. 11. & 9. 22. Or, not to judge his doubtful thoughts.

b ver. 14. 1 Cor. 10. 25. 1 Tim. 4. 4. Tit. 1. 15.

3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not Col. 2. 16. judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

4 d Who art thou that judgest & James 4. 12. another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth; yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

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