...merely dependent on mercy. Then the apostle filly concludes all this discourse, Rom. xi. 35, 3S. " Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed to him again ? For of him, and to him, and through him, are all things ; to whom be glory for ever....

...riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his v:ais past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the...hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given unto him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For, of him, and through him, and to him, are...

...between party and party, giving and taking a like value : for the Apostle hath told us, Rom. xi. 35. Who hath first given to him ? and it shall be recompensed unto him again. For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. But there is a distributive justice in God, whereby, as a judge, he recompenseth...

...unsearchable are his judgements, 34 and his ways not to be traced ! For who hath known the 3o mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor ? Or who hath first given to him ; and it shall be given to him 36 ap^ain ? For of him, and by him, and to him, are all things. To him be glory for ever....

...unless he had anticipated them by his mercy. In which sense we must understand the expression of Paul, ' Who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?' where he endeavours to shew that the goodness of God anticipates men in such a sense, that it finds...

..."O the depth of the riches, " both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! " how unsearchable are His judgments, and His " ways past finding out ! For who...Or who hath first given to Him, " and it shall be recompenced to Him again ? "For of Him, and through Him, and to Him " are all things; to whom be glory...

...Or who hath been his counsel" lor ? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recom" pensccl unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to...whom be glory for ever. Amen !" (Rom. xi. 33—36.) As for the objections made to these doctrines, as inconsistent with free agency, accountableness, commands,...

..." O the " depth of the riches both of the wisdom " and knowledge of God! how unsearchable " are his judgments, and his ways past " finding out ! For who...Lord, or who hath been his " counsellor ? Or who hath given to him, *« and it shall be recompensed unto him " again ? For of him, and through him, " and...

...or who hath " been His counsellor ? Or who hath first given * " to Him, and it shall be recompenced unto " Him again ? For of Him, and through Him, "...are all things: to whom be glory " for ever. Amen." " Our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be " betrayed and given up into the hands of " wicked men,"...

...nothing but what he justly demanded, and what they were bound to do. " Who hath first given to the Lord and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things." What then can the children of men offer to procure favors from God ? What...