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I say then ,
Hath God cast off his people ?
Far be it I For I myself am an Israelite ,
of the seed of Abraham ,
of the tribe of Benjamin .
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God hath not cast off his people ,
which he foreknew .
Do ye not know what the Scripture saith in the passage concerning Elijah ?
how he pleadeth to God against Israel :
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Lord ,
they have killed thy prophets ,
they have dug down thine altars ;
and I am left alone ,
and they are seeking my life ."
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But what saith the answer of God to him ? "
I have reserved to myself seven thousand men ,
who have not bowed the knee to Baal ."
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In the same way then at this present time also there is a remnant ,
according to the election of grace .
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And if it is by grace ,
it is no longer on account of works ;
otherwise grace ceaseth to be grace ;
but if it is of works ,
there is then no grace ;
otherwise work ceaseth to be work .
How is it then ?
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What Israel seeketh after ,
that Israel did not obtain ;
but the elect obtained it ,
and the rest were hardened ;
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as it is written : "
God gave them a spirit of slumber ,
eyes that were not to see ,
and ears that were not to hear ,
unto this day ."
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And David saith , "
Let their table become a snare ,
and a trap ,
and a stumbling
block ,
and a recompense to them ;
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let their eyes be darkened ,
that they may not see ;
and bow down their back alway ."