of Israel. And thus also by the annunciation of the reception which the gospel should meet with from the Jews, first in rejecting it for a long period, and afterwards in embracing it, the doctrine of the sovereignty of him who hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, and hardeneth whom he will, is further displayed and established. Lost in admiration of the majesty of God as discovered in the gospel, the Apostle prostrates himself before his Maker, while, in language of adoring wonder, he summons all
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