...and heirs according to the promise. (See Gal. iii. 26. 29.) IV. 16. Sltt TSrO £K 7ri«e, &C. . " Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace....- faith of Abraham, who is the Father of us all." So that not only the manner of Abraham's justification, viz. in uncircumcision, indicates the claim...

...law, there is no transgression : therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end that the promise might be sure to all the seed ; not to...the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, even God,...

...embraces in its wide and blessed range all who are partakers of " like precious faith." This " promise is sure to all the seed ; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith * Watson's Works, vol. iii., p. 442. of Abraham, who ia the father of us all." (Rom. iv. 16.) " They...

...Christ, is that which gives immutability to this covenant. It is not built upon works, but grace. " Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace...the end the promise might be sure to all the seed," Rom. iv. 16. This covenant is not founded as the first was, upon the variable and inconstant obedience...

...are jnstified by faith, and not by the works of the law. * Gal. iii. 7. 14 ' See Gal. iii. 18. 15 " Ch. viii. 3. Gal. iii. 21. TEXT. 16 Therefore it is...which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of ns all. 17 (As it is written, " I have made thee a father of many nations") before him whom he believed,...

...might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also whichis of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,...written, ' I have made thee a father of many nations,') in the sight of that God whom he believed, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth those things which...

...the creature, we might despair of ever attaining it, " for in us there dwelleth no good thing." " But it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promise might be sure to all the teed." In nothing do the ignorance, pride, obstinacy, and ingratitude of men more plainly appear than...

...world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace...the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all ; as it is written, 1 have made thee a father of many nations."* To the Galatians, he says, " Know...

...denominated often in Scripture, by the term " seed ;" and parti, cularly the true Church.J " Then-fore it is of faith, that " it might be by grace ; to the...the faith of Abraham, who " is the father of us all" — that is, all the faithful, whether of Jewish or Gentile birth. Between all these and the Old Serpent,...

...no transgression. Therefore the 16 inheritance is of faith, that it might be through grace ; so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not to...the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (As it is written, "I 17 have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of that God whom he...