T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
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The .ix. Chapter.
Paule complayneth vpon the harde hertes of the
Iewes that woulde not receiue Christ, and howe the
heathen are chosen in their steade.
A note noteI say the trueth in Christe and
lye not, in that where of my
conscience beareth me wytnes
in the holy goste, that I haue
great heauines and continuall
sorowe in my hert. noteFor I haue wyshed my
selfe to be cursed from Christ, for my brethr&ebar;
and my kynsmen (as pertaynynge to the
fleshe) whiche are the Israelites. noteTo whom
pertayneth the adoption, and the glory, and
the couenauntes, ∧ þe; lawe that was geu&ebar;, ∧
the seruice of God, ∧ þe; promises: whose also
are the fathers ∧ they of wh&obar; (as c&obar;cerninge
the flesh) Christe came, whiche is God ouer
al thynges blessed for euer. Amen.
B I speake not these thinges as though the
wordes of God had taken none effect. For
they are not al Israelites whiche came of
Israell, neither are they al chyldr&ebar; strayght
way, because they are the seede of Abraham. note
But in Isaac shall thy seede be called: that is
to saye, they whiche are the chyldren of the
fleshe, are not the chyldren of God. noteBut the
chyldr&ebar; of promise are counted the seede. For
this is a worde of promyse, aboute this tyme
wyll I come, and Sara shall haue a sonne.
C &rhand; Neither was it so with her onely: but also
when Rebecca was wyth childe by one, note I
meane by oure father Isaac, yer the children
were borne, wh&ebar; they had neither done good
nor bad: that the purpose of God whiche is
by election, might stand, it was sayed vnto
her, not by the reason of workes, but by grace
of the caller: the elder shall serue the yonger.
As it is wrytten: note Iacob loued, but Esau
he hated.
D ¶ What shall we saye then? is there any
vnrightuousnes with God? God forbid. For
he sayth to Moyses: note I will shewe mercy to
whom I shewe mercy: and wyll haue compassion
on whom I will haue compassi&obar;. So
lyeth it not then in a mans wil or cunnynge,
but in the mercy of God. noteFor the scripture
sayeth vnto Pharao. Euen for this same purpose
haue I sterred the vp, to shewe my power
on the and that my name myghte be declared
thorowout al the worlde. So hath he
mercie on whom he wyll, and wh&obar; he wyll,
he maketh harde herted.
&rhand; Thou wylt saye then vnto me: why then
blameth he vs yet? noteFor who can resist hys
wyll? But O man, what arte thou whiche
disputeste wyth note God? Shall the worke saye
to the workem&abar;, why haste thou made me on
thys fashi&obar;? Hath not the potter power ouer
the clay euen of the same lumpe to make one
vessell vnto honoure, and another vnto dishonoure?
Euen so God wyllynge to shewe his
wrath, and to make his power knowen, suffered
wyth longe pacience the vessels of
wrath, ordeined to damnaci&obar;, that he myght
declare þe; riches of his glory on the vesseles
of mercye, whiche he had prepared vnto glorye:
that is to saye, vs whom he called, not of
the Iewes only, but also of the gentils. As he
sayeth in Osee note I wyll call them my people
which were not my people: and her beloued
which was not beloued. And it shall come
to passe in the place where it was sayed vnto
them, ye are not my people: that there shalbe
called the children of the liuinge God.
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F &rhand; But Esayas cryeth concernynge Israell,
note thoughe the nomber of the chyldren of Israel
be as the sande of the sea, yet shall a remna&ubar;t
be saued. He fynysheth the worde verely, and
maketh it shorte in ryghtuousnes. For a short
worde wyll God make on earth. And as Esayas
sayed before. noteExcepte the Lorde of Sabaoth
had left vs seede, we had bene made as
Zodoma, and had ben lykened to Gomorra.
&rhand; What shall we saye then? We saye that
G the Gentyles which folowed not ryghteousnes
haue ouertaken ryghtuousnes: I meane
the ryghtuousnes whiche cometh of faythe.
But Israell whiche folowed the lawe of rightuousnes,
coulde not attayne vnto the lawe of
ryghtuousnes. And wherfore? Because they
sought it not by fayth: but as it were by the
workes of the lawe. For they haue stombled
at the stomblynge stone. As it is wrytten. noteBeholde
I put in Syon a stomblyng stone, and
a rocke which shall make m&ebar; faule. And none
that beleue on hym, shalbe a shamed.
T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
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