had

(Which he had promised afore by his Prophets in the holy Scriptures,)

And hee receiued the signe of circumcision, a seale of the righteousnesse of the faith, which hee had yet being vncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that beleeue, though they be not circumcised; that righteousnesse might be imputed vnto them also:

And the father of circumcision, to them who are not of the circumcision onely, but also walke in the steppes of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet vncircumcised.

And being fully perswaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to performe.

Neuertheles, death reigned from Adam to Moses, euen ouer them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adams transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come:

What fruit had yee then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

What shall wee say then? is the law sinne? God forbid. Nay, I had not knowen sinne, but by the lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Law had said, Thou shalt not couet.

1611 marginal noteOr, concupiscence.

And not onely this, but when Rebecca also had conceiued by one, euen by our father Isaac,

And that he might make knowen the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which hee had afore prepared vnto glorie?

And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabboth had left vs a seed, we had bene as Sodoma, and bene made like vnto Gomorrha.

1611 marginal noteEsay 1.9.