for tho' death reigned thro' the single offence of one, they who receive the most valuable favour, even the gift of righteousness, shall much more easily reign by the life of one, even Jesus Christ.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, by making you slaves to the lusts thereof.

and the commandment which leads to life was instrumental to my ruin.

for the words of the promise run thus, "at this time I will come, and Sara shall have a son."

You will say then, "were they suffer'd to stumble meerly for their ruin?" no: but that thro' their fall, salvation might be offer'd to the Gentiles, in order to provoke their emulation.

besides Esaias saith, "there shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope."