God's goodness unsearchable. ROMANS, 26 And so all Israel shall be I it is written, There The gifts of grace. CHAP. XII. BESEECH you therefore, shall come out of Sion the De-God, that ye present your bodies liverer, and shall turn away un- a living sacrifice, holy, acceptgodliness from Jacob : able unto God, which is your 27 For this is my covenant reasonable service. unto them, when I shall take 2 And be not conformed to away their sins. this world: but be ye transform 28 As concerning the gospel, ed by the renewing of your mind, they are enemies for your sakes: that ye may prove what is that but as touching the election, good, and acceptable, and perthey are beloved for the fathers' fect will of God. sakes. 3 For I say, through the 29 For the gifts and calling of grace given unto me, to every God are without repentance. man that is among you, not to 30 For as ye in times past think of himself more highly have not believed God, yet have than he ought to think; but to now obtained mercy through think soberly, according as God their unbelief; hath dealt to every man the 31 Even so have these also measure of faith. now not believed, that through 4 For as we have many your mercy they also may ob-members in one body, and all tain mercy. members have not the same 32 For God hath concluded office: them all in unbelief, that he 5 So we, being many, are one 34 For who hath known the proportion of faith; 35 Or who hath first given to 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching: 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let 36 For of him, and through him do it with simplicity: he him, and to him are all things: that ruleth, with diligence; he to whom be glory for ever. that sheweth mercy, with cheer Amen. fulness. 4 The apostle exhorteth CHAP. XIII. to sundry practical duties. 9 Let love be without dis- 21 Be not overcome of evil, simulation. Abhor that which but overcome evil with good. them is evil; cleave to that which is fora good. other; L CHAP. XIII. Obedience to magistrates. ET every soul be subject unto the higher powers. God: the powers that be, are 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; din honour preferring one an- For there is no power but of 11 Not slothful in business; ordained of God. trans fervent in spirit; serving the 2 Whosoever therefore resistLord; eth the power, resisteth the 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient ordinance of God: and they that in tribulation; continuing instant resist shall receive to themselves in prayer; damnation. at and 01 i 13 Distributing to the neces- 3 For rulers are not a terror sity of saints; given to hospi-to good works, but to the evil. tality. Wilt thou then not be afraid of 14 Bless them which perse- the power? do that which is cute you; bless, and curse not. good, and thou shalt have praise 15 Rejoice with them that of the same: do rejoice, and weep with them 4 For he is the minister of God that weep. to thee for good. But if thou 16 Be of the same mind one do that which is evil, be afraid; toward another. Mind not high for he beareth not the sword in things, but condescend to men vain: for he is the minister of of low estate. Be not wise in God, a revenger to execute wrath your own conceits. upon him that doeth evil. 17 Recompense to no man 5 Wherefore ye must needs evil for evil. Provide things be subject, not only for wrath, honest in the sight of all men. but also for conscience sake. 18 If it be possible, as much 6 For, for this cause pay ye as lieth in you, live peaceably tribute also: for they are God's with all men. ministers, attending continually 19 Dearly beloved, avenge upon this very thing. not yourselves, but rather give 7 Render therefore to all their place unto wrath: for it is writ-dues: tribute to whom tribute is ten, Vengeance is mine; I will due; custom to whom custom; repay, saith the Lord. fear to whom fear; honour to 20 Therefore, if thine enemy whom honour. hunger, feed him; if he thirst, 8 Owe no man any thing, but give him drink: for in so doing to love one another: for he that thou shalt heap coals of fire on loveth another hath fulfilled the his head. law. Love is the fulfilling of the law. ROMANS, Not to censure others 9 For this, Thou shalt not judge him that eateth: for God commit adultery, Thou shalt hath received him. not kill, Thou shalt not steal, 4 Who art thou that judgest Thou shalt not bear false wit-another man's servant? to his ness, Thou shalt not covet; and own master he standeth or fallif there be any other command-eth: yea, he shall be holden up: ment, it is briefly comprehend- for God is able to make him ed in this saying, namely, Thou stand. shalt love thy neighbour as thy- 5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteem self. 10 Love worketh no ill to his eth every day alike. Let every neighbour: therefore love is the man be fully persuaded in his fulfilling of the law. own mind. 11 And that, knowing the 6 He that regardeth the day, time, that now it is high time regardeth it unto the Lord: and to wake out of sleep: for now he that regardeth not the day, is our salvation nearer than when to the Lord he doth not regard we believed. it. He that eateth, eateth to 12 The night is far spent, the the Lord, for he giveth God day is at hand: let us therefore thanks; and he that eateth not, cast off the works of darkness, to the Lord he eateth not, and and let us put on the armour of giveth God thanks. light. 7 For none of us liveth to 13 Let us walk honestly, as himself, and no man dieth to in the day: not in rioting and himself. drunkenness, not in chambering 8 For whether we live, we and wantonness, not in strife and live unto the Lord; and whether envying. we die, we die unto the Lord: 14 But put ye on the Lord whether we live therefore, or Jesus Christ, and make not pro-die, we are the Lord's. vision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. CHAP. XIV. Days and meats indifferent. IM that is weak in the 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. H faith receive ye, but not thy brother? or why dost thou 10 But why dost thou judge set at nought thy brother? for to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he we shall all stand before the may eat all things; another, who judgment-seat of Christ. is weak, eateth herbs. 11 For it is written, As Ilive, 3 Let not him that eateth, saith the Lord, every knee shall despise him that eateth not; and bow to me, and every tongue let not him which eateth not, shall confess to God. CHAP. XV. for things indifferent. The intent of the Scriptures. 12 So then every one of us to thyself before God. Happy is shall give account of himself to he that condemneth not himself God. in that thing which he alloweth. 13 Let us not therefore judge 23 And he that doubteth is one another any more: but damned if he eat, because he judge this rather, that no man put eateth not of faith: for whatsoa stumbling-block, or an occa-ever is not of faith is sin. sion to fall in his brother's way. 14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but CHAP. XV. The receiving of the Gentiles. Wough to hear the strong to him that esteemeth any thing mities of the weak, and not to to be unclean, to him it is un- please ourselves. clean. 2 Let every one of us please 15 But if thy brother be his neighbour for his good to grieved with thy meat, now edification. walkest thou not charitably. 3 For even Christ pleased not Destroy not him with thy meat, himself; but, as it is written, for whom Christ died. The reproaches of them that 16 Let not then your good reproached thee fell on me. be evil spoken of: 4 For whatsoever things were 17 For the kingdom of God written aforetime, were written is not meat and drink, but right- for our learning, that we through eousness, and peace, and joy patience and comfort of the in the Holy Ghost. scriptures might have hope. 18 For he that in these 5 Now the God of patience things serveth Christ, is accept- and consolation grant you to be able to God, and approved of like-minded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: men. 19 Let us therefore follow 6 That ye may with one mind after the things which make for and one mouth glorify God, peace, and things wherewith even the Father of our Lord one may edify another. Jesus Christ. 20 For meat destroy not the 7 Wherefore receive ye one work of God. All things indeed another, as Christ also received are pure; but it is evil for that us, to the glory of God. man who eateth with offence. 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ 21 It is good neither to eat was a minister of the circumflesh, nor to drink wine, nor cision for the truth of God, to any thing whereby thy brother confirm the promises made unto stumbleth, or is offended, or is the fathers: made weak. 9 And that the Gentiles 22 Hast thou faith? have it might glorify God for his mercy; The success and extensivenes The receiving of the Gentiles. ROMANS, as it is written, For this cause which Christ hath not wrought I will confess to thee among by me, to make the Gentiles the Gentiles, and sing unto thy obedient, by word and deed, 19 Through mighty signs and 10 And again he saith, Re-wonders, by the power of the joice, ye Gentiles, with his Spirit of God; so that from Jepeople. rusalem, and round about unto name. 11 And again, Praise the Illyricum, I have fully preached Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud the gospel of Christ. him, all ye people. 20 Yea, so have I strived to 12 And again Esaias saith, preach the gospel, not where There shall be a root of Jesse, Christ was named, lest I should and he that shall rise to reign build upon another man's founover the Gentiles; in him shall dation: the Gentiles trust. 21 But as it is written, To 13 Now the God of hope fill whom he was not spoken of, you with all joy and peace in they shall see: and they that believing, that ye may abound have not heard shall understand. in hope, through the power of 22 For which cause also l the Holy Ghost. have been much hindered from 14 And I myself also am per-coming to you. suaded of you, my brethren, that 23 But now having no more ye also are full of goodness, filled place in these parts, and having with all knowledge, able also to a great desire these many years admonish one another. to come unto you; 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I 24 Whensoever I take my have written the more boldly journey into Spain, I will come unto you in some sort, as putting to you: for I trust to see you you in mind, because of the in my journey, and to be grace that is given to me of God, brought on my way thitherward 16 That I should be the by you, if first I be somewhat minister of Jesus Christ to the filled with your company. Gentiles, ministering the gospel 25 But now I go unto Jerusa of God, that the offering up of lem to minister unto the saints. the Gentiles might be accept- 26 For it hath pleased them able, being sanctified by the of Macedonia and Achaia to Holy Ghost. make a certain contribution for 27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they 17 I have therefore whereof the poor saints which are at JeI may glory through Jesus Christ, rusalem. in those things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to are. For if the Gentiles have speak of any of those things been made partakers of their 276 |