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* What (note :)The first address to the Jews , or the first anticipating of an objection by the Jews : what then , are the Jews preferred no more than the Gentiles ? Indeed , they are , says the apostle , by the doing of God , for he committed the tables of the covenant to them , so that the unbelief of a few cannot cause the whole nation without exception to be cast away by God , who is true , and who also uses their unworthiness to commend and set forth his goodness .(:note ) advantage then hath the Jew ? or what profit [is there ] of circumcision ? * Much every way : (note :)The Jews ' state and condition was of principal importance .(:note ) chiefly , because that unto them were committed the Words . oracles of God . * For what if some did not (note :)Break the covenant .(:note ) believe ? shall their unbelief make the The faith that God gave . faith of God without effect ? * God forbid : yea , let God be true , but every man a liar ; as it is written , That thou mightest be (note :)That your justice might be plainly seen .(:note ) justified in thy sayings , and mightest overcome Seeing that you showed forth an true token of your righteousness , steadfastness and faith , by preserving him who had broken his covenant . when thou art judged . * * God forbid : els how shal God iudge ye world ? * * And (as we are blamed , &amp ; as some affirme , that we say ) why doe we not euil , that good may come thereof ? whose damnation is iust . * * As it is written , There is none righteous , no not one . * There is none that vnderstandeth : there is none that seeketh God . * They haue all gone out of the way : they haue bene made altogether vnprofitable : there is none that doeth good , no not one . * Their throte is an open sepulchre : they haue vsed their tongues to deceit : the poyson of aspes is vnder their lippes . * Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse . * Their feete are swift to shead blood . * Destruction &amp ; calamity are in their waies , * And the (note :)An innocent and peaceable life .(:note ) way of peace have they not known : * The feare of God is not before their eies . * * Therefore by the (note :)By those deeds by which the law can be done by us .(:note ) deeds of the law there shall no Flesh is here taken for man , as in many other places , and furthermore has greater force here : for it is given to show the contrast between God and man : as if one would say , «Man , who is nothing else but a piece of flesh defiled with sin , and God , who is most pure and most perfect in himself .» flesh be Absolved before the judgment seat of God . justified in his Paul has in mind a contrasting of the righteousness of before men , be they ever so just , against the justice which can stand before God : now there is no righteousness that can stand before God , except the righteousness of Christ alone . sight : for by the law [is ] the knowledge of sin . * * * For all have sinned , and come short of the (note :)By the «glory of God » is meant that mark which we all aim for , that is , everlasting life , which consists in our being made partakers of the glory of God .(:note ) glory of God ; * * * To declare , [I say ], (note :)That is , when Paul wrote this .(:note ) at this time his righteousness : that he might be That he might be found exceedingly truth and faithful . just , and the Making him just and without blame , but putting Christ 's righteousness to him . justifier of him which Of the number of those who by faith lay hold upon Christ : contrary to whom are those who seek to be saved by circumcision , that is by the law . believeth in Jesus . * * Therefore we conclude , that a man is iustified by faith , without the workes of the Lawe . * * Seeing [it is ] one God , which shall justify (note :)The circumcised .(:note ) the circumcision by faith , and uncircumcision through faith . *

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