LAW the former under a revealed law, the latter under the law of reason and conscience. 17-24. The conduct of the Jews, irreconcileable with their boasts of superiority over the heathen. 25-29. Their circumcision unavailing, inasmuch as it was unaccompanied by the internal grace, of which bodily circumcision was the sign. Objections to the above Statements. Ch. iii. 1. Obj. 1. If this be true, then the Jews have no advantage above the Gentiles, and the revelations made by God are totally useless. 2. Ans. They had this advantage, that they possessed a clearer knowledge of the oracles of God respecting Messias. 3. Obj. 2. These oracles being accompanied by a promise of blessing of the Jews, the supposition of their general condemnation, was in fact a denial of God's faithfulness. 4. Ans. No, it was only an assertion of the unbelief of the Jews, whereby they disqualified themselves from receiving those promises which God was still ready to bestow upon them. 5-8. Obj. 3. Since these oracles, promising expiation of sin, required the existence of sin before who justly be punished by God. Ans. How can you are Jews advance such an argument, when, upon this supposition, God could not even judge the heathen; for their sins also give scope to the exercise of the divine mercy? And besides, you thus advance that Antinomian principle which you falsely charge the followers of Christ with maintaining. 9-20. The proof of universal corruption resumed, and the general conclusion drawn, that no flesh is justified by works of law. PART II. Of the connexion of Gratuitous JUSTIFICATION with FAITH. Ch. iii. 21-30. The doctrine of justification by faith stated, and declared to be applicable without distinction to Jew and Gentile. 31. and ch. iv. to the end. The gospel doctrine of justification by faith entirely consistent with the Abrahamic covenant. Ch. v. 1-11. The blessedness arising from the reception of this doctrine. 12-14. Man redeemed from death the penalty of Adam's transgression, by Christ. III.-ANALYSIS OF THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS. PREFACE. Ch. i. 1-7. THE Apostle designates his person and office, and salutes the church at Rome. 8-15. Excuses his delaying to visit them, and expresses his earnest desire to preach the gospel at Rome. 16, 17. Describes generally the nature of the gospel. PART I. Of the Necessity for Gratuitous Justification. 18-32. The Apostle shews this necessity, first to the Gentiles, by shewing the general corruption and consequent condemnation of the Gentile world through idolatry and lust: Ch. ii. 1-11. And secondly to the Jews, by shewing, that they had committed like crimes with the Gentiles, and were exposed to like condemnation. 12-16. This equal condemnation arose from the |