 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 pages
...Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power ' (Ps. ex. 3). ' For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God acccording to election might stand, not of works, but of Him that calleth. For he saith to Moses [see... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 332 pages
...by one, even by out Fain her : and (he &id, If it be ">« »»**cii For the CHILDREN being not yet born, neither having done any GOOD or EVIL, that the PURPOSE of GOD according to ELECTION might {land, not of WORKS, but of him that CALLKTH. ii It was fa!d unto her, The ELDOL Diall ferve thevouMGER.... | |
 | John Gill - 1796 - 570 pages
...works of men; for this act passed in eternity, before any works were done; The children not being yet born, neither having done any good or evil ; that...purpose of God, according to election might stand, Rom. ix. 1 1. and since this was done before them, they could never be the moving cause of it; they... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...time. In proof of this point, see Romans ix. 1 1 — 14. " For the children being not yetborn,neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of worksbut of him that calieth. It was said unto her, the elder shall serve the younger. As it is written... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 pages
...this, what doth St. Paul ? Here his answers. Before the children were born, before they had done either 'good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, /re sailh, the elder shall serve the younger. Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. I will have.... | |
 | 1801 - 504 pages
...their birth. " For the children being net yet born, neither having done good or evil that the purpofe according to election might Stand* not of works, but of him that calleth." So chap. xi. it is faid, that election is of grace- " And if by grace, then it is no more of works."... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac, 1 1 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the...might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved,... | |
 | William Huntington - 1802 - 522 pages
...which put God either upon choosing the elect, or rejecting the reprobate. Mark the llth verse: " That the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth.'' With this agrees Ephes. ii. 8, y ; " For by grace arc ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves... | |
 | Herman Witsius - 1803 - 476 pages
...maintains thi» most free and gracious good-pleasure of God, Rom: ix: II. " for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the...might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth &.c. 2. Tim: i. 9. not according to our works, but according to his own purpose. " 3dly, Neither faith,... | |
 | John Smalley - 1803 - 454 pages
...mother Rebecca concerning them, before their birth: Ver. 11 — 13, " For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, (that...to election might stand, not of works, but of him thatcalleth,) it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger : as it is written, Jacob have... | |
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Isaac, (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 Him that calleth,) it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written,... 
