...been bestowed upon them, . adverts to the ground on which they had miserably stumbled: "For'' said he, "they are not all Israel which are of Israel; neither...but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."—In these verses he breaks in upon their vain confidence in an outward and lineal descent from...

...as though the word of God hath taken none effect For they are not all Israel, which are of Krael : neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are...but the children of the promise are counted for the tration of the great principles of the chapter, be manifestly a personal one, are we not warranted...

...than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead : whom makettt thou thyself? 53. Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are...is, they which are the children of the flesh, these an not the children of God : but the chilAD 26. И4ТТ. III. 10. AD 26. dren of the promue are counted...

...himself. This, I suppose, is the ieed promised to Abraham, to which the Apostle refers when he says, They which are the children of the flesh, these are...of the promise are counted for the SEED. (Rom. ix. I!.) By the children of the promise, he did not mean the elect in general, composed of Jews and Gentiles,...

...as the promise was not made in all the children of Abraham, but in Isaac, v. 7 ; that is to say, ' they which are the children of the flesh, these are...children of the promise are counted for the seed,' v. 8. The promise therefore was not made to the children of Abraham according to the flesh, but to...

...himself. This, T suppose, is the seed promised to Abraham, to which the Apostle refers when he says, They which are the children of the flesh, these are...but the children of the promise are counted for the SKBD. (Rom. ix. 8.) By the children of the promise, he did not mean the elect in general, composed...

...because they are the seed of Abraham, arc they all children : but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, they which are the children of the flesh,...children of God : but the children of the promise arq counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall...

...Abraham, who is the father of us all.' In like manner, the same apostle, by telling us, Rom. ix. 8, ' the children of the flesh, these are not the children...children of the promise are counted for the seed,' hath insinuated that Abraham had two kinds of children or seed, and that the seed by the promise, '...

...though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel which are of Israel : 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are...children : but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, they which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God : but the children...

...but he nf the freewoman was by promise. » Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are theyzll children : but, in Isaac, shall thy seed be called,...That is, They which are the children of the flesh, those are not the children of God : but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. For this...