...had twins by our father Isaac, 11. The children not being yet born, so having neither done good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election...might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth, 12. It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13. As it is written, I have loved Jacob...

...assertion, I will transcribe, or quote some of the doctrines of St. Paul, most difficult to be understood. " As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then ? Is there unrighteousness with God ? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom...

...intention to remove all ambiguity from this subject. Buffer me to quote only the eleventh verse : " The children, being not yet born, neither having done...not of works, but of him that calleth, it was said, the greater shall serve the younger ; as it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have 1 hated."...

...from the hope of the Gospel (f).n " When Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our Father Isaac ; (for the children being not yet born, neither having...younger : As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esan have I hated (g) : " the purpose of (e) Col. c. 3. v. i2, i3, &c. (f) Col. civ 2J. (g) Rom. c....

...that a man became such as he was through the prediction. Observe what Paul says upon this subject ; ' For the children being not yet born, neither having...was said unto her, the elder shall serve the younger (s).' For it was not necessary to wait for the event of things, but beforehand he knew who would be...

...apostle Paul, when illustrating this subject by fact, in the case of Jacob and Esau, saith, ••tin- children being not yet born, neither having done any...works, but of him that calleth, it was said unto her, (ie Rebecca,) the elder shall serve the younger." Rom. ix, ii, 12. These passages, as well as many...

...counted for the seed." Yet all live unto Him, then the children of the flesh must cease to live. 11. " For the children being not yet born, neither having...might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth. 12. It was said unto her, the elder shall serve the younger : 13. As it ia written, Jacob have I loved,...

...this; but when A.ú.cc¡r.éii. A Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac ; 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having...good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to election, « Gen. 18. 10, 14 ' Gen. 25. 31. spared ; nor of Esau's running for venison ; but by introducing...

...done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand, it was said, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated ;" ie I have chosen, without regard to personal merit, to grant privileges to Jacob which will be denied...

...specimen of such passages, tak'^ the following: Rom. ix. 11. " For the children being not yet b-trn j neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not cfviorts, but of him that eallcth :" v. 16, " So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that...