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Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin... That is,
blessed is the man who hath retained his baptismal innocence, that no
grievous sin can be imputed to him. And, likewise, blessed is the man,
who after fall into sin, hath done penance and leads a virtuous life, by
frequenting the sacraments necessary for obtaining the grace to prevent
a relapse, that sin is no more imputed to him.
4:9. This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only or
in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was
reputed to justice.
In the circumcision, etc... That is, is it only for the Jews that are
circumcised? No, says the apostle, but also for the uncircumcised
Gentiles: who, by faith and grace, may come to justice; as Abraham did
before he was circumcised.
4:10. How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision or in
uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
4:11. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of
the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father
of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it
may be reputed to justice:
4:12. And he might be the father of circumcision; not to them only that
are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the
faith that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
4:13. For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed,
that he should be heir of the world: but through the justice of faith.
4:14. For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void: the
promise is made of no effect.
Be heirs... That is, if they alone, who follow the ceremonies of thelaw,
be heirs of the blessings promised to Abraham; then that faith which was
so much praised in him, will be found to be of little value. And the
very promise will be made void, by which he was promised to be the
father, not of the Jews only, but of all nations of believers.
4:15. For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is
there transgression.
The law worketh wrath... The law, abstracting from faith and grace,
worketh wrath occasionally, by being an occasion of many transgressions,
which provoke God's wrath.
4:16. Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise
might be firm to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law, but
to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us
all,
4:17. (As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations),
before God, whom he believed: who quickeneth the dead and calleth those
things that are not, as those that are.
4:18. Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the
father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So
shall thy seed be.
4:19. And he was not weak in faith. Neither did he consider his own
body, now dead (whereas he was almost an hundred years old), nor the
dead womb of Sara.
4:20. In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust: but was
strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:
4:21. Most fully knowing that whatsoever he has promised, he is able
also to perform.
4:22. And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice.
4:23. Now it is not written only for him that it was reputed to him
unto justice,
4:24. But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him
that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead,
4:25. Who was delivered up for our sins and rose again for our
justification.
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