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such thinges, and doest the same, that thou shalt blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as
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escape the iudgement of God? Or despisest thou it is written. 25 For circucision verely is profitable,
the riches of his bountifulnesse, and patience, if thou do the Lawe: but if thou be a transgressour
and long sufferance, not knowing that the boun- of the Lawe, thy circumcision is made vncircum-
tifulnesse of God leadeth thee to repentance? cision. 26 Therefore if the vncircumcision keepe
5 But thou, after thine hardnesse, and heart that the ordinances of the Lawe, shall not his vncir-
canot repent, heapest vp as a treasure vnto thy cumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And
selfe wrath against the day of wrath, and of the shall not vncircumcision which is by nature (if
declaration of the iust iudgement of God, Who it keepe the Lawe) condemne thee which by the
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wil reward euery man according to his woorkes: letter and circumcision art a transgressour of the
7 That is, to them which through patience in well Lawe? 28 For hee is not a Iewe, which is one
doing, seeke glorie, and honour, and immortal- outwarde: neither is that circumcision, which is
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itie, euerlasting life: 8 But vnto them that are outward in the flesh: But he is a Iewe which is
one within, and the circumcision is of the heart,
contentious and disobey the trueth, and obey in the spirite not in the letter, whose praise is not
vnrighteousnesse, shalbe indignation and wrath. of men, but of God.
9 Tribulation and anguish shalbe vpon the soule
of euery man that doeth euill: of the Iewe first, 3
and also of the Grecian. 10 But to euery man 1
What is then the preferment of the Iewe? or
that doeth good, shalbe glory, and honour, and what is the profite of circumcision? Much euery
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peace: to the Iew first, and also to the Grecian. maner of way: for chiefly, because vnto them
11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as haue sinned without the Lawe, were of credite committed the oracles of God.
For what, though some did not beleeue? shall
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shall perish also without the Lawe: and as many their vnbeliefe make the faith of God without ef-
as haue sinned in the Lawe, shall be iudged by fect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, and euery
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the Lawe, 13 (For the hearers of the Lawe are man a lyar, as it is written, That thou mightest
not righteous before God: but the doers of the be iustified in thy words, and ouercome, when
Lawe shalbe iustified. 14 For when the Gentiles thou art iudged. 5 Now if our vnrighteousnes
which haue not the Lawe, doe by nature, the comend the righteousnes of God, what shall we
things conteined in the Lawe, they hauing not the say? Is God vnrighteous which punisheth? (I
Lawe, are a Lawe vnto themselues, 15 Which shew 6
the effect of the Lawe written in their hearts, speake as a man.) God forbid: els how shall God
their conscience also bearing witnes, and their iudge ye world? 7 For if the veritie of God hath
thoughts accusing one another, or excusing,) more abounded through my lye vnto his glorie,
16 At the day when God shall iudge the secretes why am I yet condemned as a sinner? 8 And
of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel. (as we are blamed, and as some affirme, that we
17 Beholde, thou art called a Iewe, and restest in say) why doe we not euil, that good may come
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the Lawe, and gloriest in God, 18 And knowest his thereof? whose damnation is iust. What then?
will, and triest the things that dissent from it, are we more excellent? No, in no wise: for we
in that thou art instructed by the Lawe: 19 And haue alreadie prooued, that all, both Iewes and
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persuadest thy selfe that thou art a guide of the Gentiles are vnder sinne, As it is written, There
There is none
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is none righteous, no not one.
blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse, that vnderstandeth: there is none that seeketh
20 An instructer of them which lacke discretion, God. 12 They haue all gone out of the way: they
a teacher of the vnlearned, which hast the forme haue bene made altogether vnprofitable: there
of knowledge, and of the truth in ye Law. 21 Thou
therefore, which teachest another, teachest thou is none that doeth good, no not one. 13 Their
not thy selfe? thou that preachest, A man should throte is an open sepulchre: they haue vsed their
not steale, doest thou steale? 22 Thou that saist, tongues to deceit: the poyson of aspes is vnder
A man should not commit adulterie, doest thou their lippes. 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing
commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idoles, and bitternesse. 15 Their feete are swift to shead
committest thou sacrilege? 23 Thou that gloriest blood. 16 Destruction and calamity are in their
in the Lawe, through breaking the Lawe, dis- waies, 17 And ye way of peace they haue not
honourest thou God? 24 For ye Name of God is knowen. 18 The feare of God is not before their
eies. 19 Now we know that whatsoeuer ye Lawe