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8:16. For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit that we are
the sons of God.
The Spirit himself, etc... By the inward motions of divine love, and the
peace of conscience, which the children of God experience, they have a
kind of testimony of God's favour; by which they are much strengthened
in their hope of their justification and salvation; but yet not so as to
pretend to an absolute assurance: which is not usually granted in this
mortal life: during which we are taught to work out our salvation with
fear and trembling. Phil. 2.12. And that he that thinketh himself to
stand, must take heed lest he fall. 1 Cor. 10.12. See also, Rom. 11.20,
21, 22.
8:17. And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God and joint heirs with
Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified
with him.
8:18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory to come that shall be revealed in us.
8:19. For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of
the sons of God.
The expectation of the creature, etc... He speaks of the corporeal
creation, made for the use and service of man; and, by occasion of his
sin, made subject to vanity, that is, to a perpetual instability,
tending to corruption and other defects; so that by a figure of speech
it is here said to groan and be in labour, and to long for its
deliverance, which is then to come, when sin shall reign no more; and
God shall raise the bodies and unite them to their souls never more to
separate, and to be in everlasting happiness in heaven.
8:20. For the creature was made subject to vanity: not willingly, but by
reason of him that made it subject, in hope.
8:21. Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the
servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children
of God.
8:22. For we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain,
even till now.
8:23. And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of
the Spirit: even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the
adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body.
8:24. For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is not hope. For
what a man seeth, why doth he hope for?
8:25. But if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with
patience.
8:26. Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity. For, we know not
what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit himself asketh for
us with unspeakable groanings,
Asketh for us... The Spirit is said to ask, and desire for the saints,
and to pray in us; inasmuch as he inspireth prayer, and teacheth us to
pray.
8:27. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what the Spirit desireth:
because he asketh for the saints according to God.
8:28. And we know that to them that love God all things work together
unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be
saints.
8:29. For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable
to the image of his Son: that he might be the Firstborn amongst many
brethren.
He also predestinated, etc... That is, God hath preordained that all his
elect should be conformable to the image of his Son. We must not here
offer to pry into the secrets of God's eternal election; only firmly
believe that all our good, in time and eternity, flows originally from
God's free goodness; and all our evil from man's free will.
8:30. And whom he predestinated, them he also called. And whom he
called, them he also justified. And whom he justified, them he also
glorified.
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