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The spirit it selfe beareth witnes with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

And if children, then heires, heires of God, and ioynt heires with Christ: if so be that we suffer with him, that wee may be also glorified together.

Because the creature it selfe also shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious libertie of the children of God.

Neither because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

1611 marginal noteGen. 21.12.

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

(For the children being not yet borne, neither hauing done any good or euil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of workes, but of him that calleth.)

And it shall come to passe, that in the place where it was saide vnto them, Ye are not my people, there shall they bee called the children of the liuing God.

1611 marginal noteOse. 1.10.

Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shalbe saued.

1611 marginal noteEsay 10.22,23.