Ch. 3 8. of the rîi e of Beleever.r. 275 C H A P. XXXVIII. Rom. i r. r 6. Vindicated. SECT. I. The Series of the Apofiles di ffrate opened, and fevenal corzelrt- f ons out of the whole Chapter drawn. Pr He next Scripture for proof that the Covenant in Nev ï Té rament -times takes in children with the parents, is Rom. i r. 6. For if the firfl fruits be holy, the lump is alto holy,and if the root be holy, fo are the branches ; which Scripture that it may be a right underftood, we muff look into the whole Series of the Apo- files difpute in that place, having before largely difeourfed of the rejedlion of the .Jewes out of a prefent Church - -flare and fellow - fliip, with which the call of the Gentiles, and their prefent adopti on. Now fomewhat to allay the Teeming harfhneffe of that do- &rine of his againft the Jewes, and to take dowry the infultings of the Gentiles over that people, in this chapter he fpeaks to both. r. To the Jewes by way of mitigation, limiting this do&ríne of their rejeLilion with a double caution. i. That it was not totali, 2. That it was not finali. That it was not totali, he firft afferts, . fecondly proves;aferts,ver. i. I fay then, hash God caft away his peo- ple? God forbid. Proves by a threefold argument. r. By inflame inhimfelf, verfe t. For lam alto an Ifraelite, of the feed of Abra. ham, of the tribe of Benjamin and he doth not difpute for his ownrejeëlian. z.Byinftance in the elect of God, verfe.2, God bath not call away hù people Which he foreknew. 3. From a a- rallel Scripture,out of Kings 18 which parallel he firfl laies down verfe2,3,4. Wot ye not what the . Scripture faith of Elias how he maketh intercefon toGod aping Ifrael , faying, Lord they have killed thy Prophets, and digged down thy Altars, And 1 am left alone, and they feel{, my life? But What faith the anfiper of God unto him? 1 have referved to my felf feven thoafand men, Who have not boned the knee to the image of Baal. And afterward !pplies verfe 5. Even fo then at this prefent time alfo, there is a remnant accord - ins to the eleElion of grace. And fo falls into a digreffion concern- N n 2 zng: The Series of the Apoí}!es culbute.
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