Romans 9

^{1 a} As becometh him that reuerenceth Christ, or whose tongue Christ ruleth & so taketh Christ for his witnes.

^{1 !} Hauing testified his great loue towardes his nacion, & the signes thereof,

^{3 b} He wolde redeme the rejection of the Jewes that his owne damnacion, which declareth his zeale towarde Gods glorie, read {Exod. 32, 32}

^{4 d} The two tables of the couenant, {Deut. 11,9}

^{4 c} The Arke of the couenant because it was a signe of Gods presence, was called Gods gloire, {1Sam. 4:21. psal. 26:8}

^{5 e} Christ is verie God.

^{6 f} that is, of Jacob whose name was also Israel.

^{6 /} Greke, fall away.

^{7 g} The Israelites must not be estemed by their kinred, but by the secret election of God, which is aboue the external vocacion.

^{8 h} As Ismael.

^{11 !} He entreateth of the election and reprobacion.

^{14 !} Of the vocacion of the Gentiles.

^{15 i} As the onelie wil & purpose of God is the chief cause of election & reprobacion: so his fre mercie in Christ is an inferiro cause of saluacion, & the hardening of the heart, an inferior cause of damnacion.

^{17 k} That is, God in the Scripture.

^{20 /} Or, speakest against.

^{21 /} Or, vnto honest vses.

^{28 l} God wil make suche waste of that people that the fewe, which shal remaine, shalbe a worke of his justice, & shal set forthe his glorie in his Church.

^{29 m} That is, veterly lost.

^{30 !} And rejection of the Jewes.

^{33 n} Jesus Christ is to the infideles destruction, & the the faithful life & resurrection.