To God, the only wise, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

God.

Romans 11:36 For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

Galatians 1:4,5 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father: . . .

Ephesians 3:20,21 Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us: . . .

Philippians 4:20 Now to God and our Father be glory, world without end. Amen.

1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen.

2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 13:15,21 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name. . . .

1 Peter 2:5 Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:10,11 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you and confirm you and establish you. . . .

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity, Amen.

Revelation 1:5,6 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood . . .

Revelation 4:9-11 And when those living creatures gave glory and honour and benediction to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever: . . .

Revelation 5:9-14 And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book and to open the seals thereof: because thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation: . . .

Revelation 7:10-12 And they cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the throne and to the Lamb. . . .

Revelation 19:1-6 After these things, I heard as it were the voice of much people in heaven, saying: Alleluia. Salvation and glory and power is to our God. . . .

only.

Romans 11:33,34 O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! . . .

Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.

Ephesians 1:7,8 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of his, grace, . . .

Ephesians 3:10 That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,

Colossians 2:2,3 That their hearts may be comforted, being instructed in charity and unto all riches of fulness of understanding, unto the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus: . . .

Jude 1:25 To the only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and magnificence, empire and power, before all ages, and now, and for all ages of ages. Amen.

Romans 16:12-16 Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute Persis, the dearly beloved, who hath much laboured in the Lord. . . .

. Here the

13th and

15th verses are a comment upon the former part of it. Sometimes are found comments upon a single word; as ch. x.

Romans 16:11-13 Salute them that are of Aristobulus' household. Salute Herodian, my kinsman. Salute them that are of Narcissus' household, who are in the Lord. . . .

. The

12th and

13th verses are a comment upon [pas,] every one, in the

11th. This Epistle displays a perspicuous brevity, as ch. v.

Romans 16:13 Salute Rufus, elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

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Romans 16:14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes: and the brethren that are with them.

. For until the law sin was in the world, etc. Surely never was there a greater variety of useful sentiments crowded into a smaller compass; and yet so skilfully, that one part very clearly explains another....It is by the Holy Spirit's influence, that the apostle has brought such a variety of arguments, instructions, and sentiments, all stated, proved, and sufficiently guarded, explained, and defended, within the limits of a letter; which has made it a magazine of the most real, extensive, useful, profitable, and divine knowledge. The Jews are treated with great caution and tenderness....The transitions and advances to an ungrateful subject are very interesting; as ch. ii.

Romans 16:1-17 And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the church, that is in Cenchrae: . . .

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Romans 8:17 And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God and joint heirs with Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

. Here is found complicated design, and while teaching one thing, gives us an opportunity of learning one or two more. So ch.

Romans 13:1-8 Let every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but from God: and those that are ordained of God. . . .

, is taught the duty of subjects, and at the same time magistrates are instructed in their duty, and the grounds of their authority. The inspired writer never loses sight of his subject, and writes under a deep and lively sense of the truth and importance of the Gospel, as a man who clearly understood it, and in whose heart and affections it reigned far superior to all temporal considerations.'