The glory of goodness. The goodness of God celebrated; in remarkable instances and improvements…

But it is an Enquiry of general Concernment; What Improvement a man should make of th•s Experience? And that Enquiry is answered in what is now before us.

The Apostle is fortifying the Church of Rome, against that very Error, which the Apostate Church of Rome, is now fallen into; The Error of, Justification by our own Good works. That Error he Refutes, by Demonstrating, That We a•e all under Sin, and indeed have no Good works at all to boast of. One might now Cavil; What? We have Law-givers, who Judge others for their Sin; certainly, you will except these at least, from the deep Charge of being ⟨p. 5⟩under Si•. To this the Apostle replies; Tis •rue, There were some who punished S•n in others, but they every one committed it themselves; & these, if any in the world, might assure themselves, That the wrath of God would overtake them. Our Apostle […] addressing these persons, mentions one signal Exaggeration of all their wickedness; that is, The Experience which they had of the Divine Goodness unto them; very particularly in their Advancements, their Preferments, their easy Circumstances. They did not Know, or Think, the Obligations to Repentance, which the Goodness of God laid upon them.

The Apostle is fortifying the Church of Rome, against that very Error, which the Apostate Church of Rome, is now fallen into; The Error of, Justification by our own Good works. That Error he Refutes, by Demonstrating, That We a•e all under Sin, and indeed have no Good works at all to boast of. One might now Cavi•; What? We have Law-givers, who Judge others for their Sin; certainly, you will except these at least, from the deep Charge of being ⟨p. 5⟩