Romans - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1181

ROMANS. 8--33

26 28 33 34 35 37 39 9--:8 until now; and not alone: but also we, who possess the first-fruits of the Spirit, even wc ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the sonship the redemption from our sensuality. For we are saved by hope: but hope visible is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we see not, we shall receive it by patience. Therefore the Spirit supports our weakness; for we know not rightly what we should pray for: but our own spirit itself pleads with stammering sighings; and the Searcher of hearts sees the object of our spirit, when He intercedes with God for the saints. And we know that to those loving

God everything works together for good, to those who are set apart for His purposes. For He previously knew them, and appointed them to conformity with the image of His Son; so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. But whom He prepared, those He also called; and whom He called, those He made righteous; yes, made them righteous and distinguished them. What, then, shall we say about

these? If God for us, who against us? If He did not retain His own Son, but parted with Him for us all, how much rather will He also give us everything with Him! Who can accuse God‘s chosen ? God thejudge ? Who will condemn? Christ the dead? nay, rather, the Risen from the dead, Whois upon the right hand of God, and Who also intercedes for us ? What can drive us from the love of Christ? affliction? or oppression ? or persecu- tion? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or sword? just as it is written: WE ARE KILLED ALL THE DAY ON Acc0UN'1‘ 01* YOU ! WE ARE REGARDED AS SHEEP FOR. SLAUGHTER. But in all these we more than

conquer through His having loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor authorities, nor present, nor future, nor power, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, is able to separate us from the love of God in our Lord Christ jesus! Psalm xliv. 22. Srrmth ®a¤ug. cirmsriamry mom me smuopoinr 0F THE HEBREW REVELAIIQN.

In Christ I speak the truth——I lie

not-·my conscience with a holy spirit witnessing to me that I have a great grief, and an indelible anguish at my heart. For I could wish myself to be cut off from Christ, instead of my brothers, my kindred by race--who are Israelites; from whom are the adoption and the renown, and the covenants and the 1aw—giving; the Divine service and the promises; of whom were the fathers, and from amongst whom the Messiah who is above all became incarnate, thank God, for ever. The design of God has not failed,

however: for not all those from Israel are Israel; neither all Abraham’s children are heirs; but FRGM ISAAC snau, Yoon nam an cALLnn.1 That is, the children of his body are not the children of God; but the offspring of the promise shall be considered an heir. For the message of promise was this: I WILL coms AT THAT TIME, AND THERE SHALL BE A sou Io SARAH.? And not that only: but Rebecca having conceived from that one, our ancestor Isaac-—before they were born, neither having done good nor ill; so that the recorded purpose of God should continue, not through institutions, but from His calling-——it was said to her, THAT ran nrmnn sHOULD SERVE THE YOUNGEIt ; * as it is written, I Have cnosnu ]Acon, “ AND nmncrnn EsAU. Well, then, must we not

I`here is injustice with God ' ?’ _Noi For He said to

Moses: I wxLL rrrr rnosn I MAY rxrv, AND I WILI. coMPAssxoNA1*n rnosn I MAY c0M1>AssxoNA1·E. Therefore it comes not from him who wills, nor from him who runs; but from the merciful God. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: I HAVE RAISED YOU Fon *rI»I1s vnnr PURPOSE, so THAI rnizouon von I MAY snow MY GovERNMBN‘r; AND runs MY AU- rxionrrv na rnoc1.A1MnD oven ALL ran aA1zrn.° With the same object 1 Gen. xxi. 12. * Gen. xviii. xo, etc. Gen. xxv. 23. * Mal. i. 2, 3. Exod. xxxiii. xg. ° Exod. ix. 16 1181 I0 II I2 I6 18