so, that as far as it depends upon me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also, who are at Rome.

'Tis true, you bear the name of a Jew, you depend upon the law, and boast of your worship:

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, so death by this sin; and thereby death passed upon all men, who all by his means became mortal.

for as to his death, he died upon the account of sin once for all; but as to his being alive, he lives to the glory of God for ever.

was it then good that brought death upon me? no, but it was sin, that sin might show it self by being able to bring death upon me by means of that which is good; that sin, I say, by the commandment might appear to be exceedingly destructive.

Sentence of death therefore shall not pass upon those christians who do not lead a vicious life.

for in ballancing the account, the Lord will leave a small remainder upon the land."

In reality there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile: they have all the same Lord, who is bountiful to all that call upon him.

"whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved."

and if it be by favour, it is not upon the account of merit. for then mercy would not be mercy.

don't triumph over the branches: or if you do, remember the root is not dependent upon you, but you upon the root.

I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this secret, (for fear you should presume too much on your selves) that blindness has fallen upon a part of Israel, until the time when the Gentiles shall be fully come in.

Though they are violently prejudiced against the gospel upon your account: yet they are objects of favour upon the account of their having been chosen out of respect to your fore-fathers.

as you in times past did not obey God, yet have now obtained mercy upon the occasion of their disobedience:

for God hath manifested to all the disobedient, that he would have mercy upon all.

having then different gifts, according to the respective favour bestowed upon us; if it be prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his gift.

for his administration is appointed by God for your good. but if you do wrong, you have reason to be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: he being the minister of God, to execute punishment upon malefactors.

attending upon the publick administration. render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honour to whom honour.

let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.

for one makes no difficulty of eating all sorts of food: another is so scrupulous, he lives upon herbs.

who art thou that judgest the domestick of another? his staying or removal depends solely upon his master: yea, he shall be fixed: for God is able to establish him.

for even Christ did not consult his own satisfaction; but as it is written, "the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

I have effectually preached the gospel of Christ: yet so as studiously to avoid preaching it where Christ was owned, lest I should build upon another man's foundation; for,

salute Mary, who spared no trouble upon our account.

for such as these serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own selfishness; and by flourish and flattery, deceive the open-hearted simple.

Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, conformable to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret from antient times, but now is laid open,