Romans 9:1-16 ▼

1 I saye the trueth in Christ and lye not in that wherof my conscience beareth me witnes in the holy gost

2 that I have gret hevynes and continuall sorowe in my hert.

3 For I have wysshed my selfe to be cursed from Christ for my brethren and my kynsmen as pertayninge to the flesshe

4 which are the Israelites. To whom pertayneth the adopcion and the glorie and the covenauntes and the law that was geven and the service of God and the promyses:

5 whose also are the fathers and they of whome (as concernynge the flesshe) Christ came which is God over all thinges blessed for ever Amen.

6 I speake not these thinges as though the wordes of god had take none effecte. For they are not all Israelites which came of Israel:

7 nether are they all chyldren strayght waye because they are the seed of Abraham. But in Isaac shall thy seede be called:

8 that is to saye they which are the chyldren of the flesshe are not the chyldren of god. But the chyldren of promes are counted the seede.

9 For this is a worde of promes aboute this tyme will I come and Sara shall have a sonne.

10 Nether was it so wt her only: but also when Rebecca was with chylde by one I meane by oure father Isaac

11 yeer the chyldren were borne when they had nether done good nether bad: that the purpose of God which is by election myght stonde

12 it was sayde vnto her not by the reason of workes but by grace of ye caller: the elder shall serve the yonger.

13 As it is written: Iacob he loved but Esau he hated.

14 What shall we saye then? is there eny vnrightewesses with God? God forbyd.

15 For he sayth to Moses: I will shewe mercye to who I shewe mercy: and will have compassion on whom I have copassion.

16 So lieth it not then in a mans will or cunnynge but in ye mercye of god.