for not the bare hearers of the law, but they who observe the law, are such as shall be justified, before God.

there is no fear of God before their eyes."

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every one may be silenc'd, and all the world plead guilty before God.

sin indeed was in the world all the time before the law: but then sin is not punished when there is no law.

but sin receiving strength by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. for before the law sin appear'd dead.

for whom he before approv'd, he predispos'd to follow the example of his son, who was to conduct them all as their elder brother;

for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call,

and as Esaias said before, "except the God of heaven had left us a remnant, we had been as Sodoma, and brought to the state of Gomorrha."

why then dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou think contemptibly of thy brother? since we shall all of us be brought before the judgment-seat of Christ.

and were christians before me. salute Amplias, whom