Romans 9:18

So then God has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens whomever he chooses.
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Treated in 6 passages across the library.

Where it is preached

  1. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Discussion: Part the Second cites Rom. ix. 18

    …also of Paul, “He hath mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will He hardeneth, “(Rom. ix. 18,) is plausibly interpreted thus: — that is, God hardens when He does not immediately…

  2. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Preface: Sections IX–XXVII cites Rom. ix. 18

    …a freely open mouth, nay in the harshest terms, saying, “whom He will He hardeneth.” (Rom. ix. 18.) And again, “God, willing to shew forth His wrath,” &c. (Rom ix. 22.) What is more…

  3. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    When the heart is disquieted by sin, speak no peace to it until God speak it cites Rom. ix. 18

    …and sovereignty of God to give grace to whom he pleases (“He hath mercy on whom he will,” Rom. ix. 18; and among all the sons of men, he calls whom he will, and sanctifies whom he will), so…

  4. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Rom. 9:18

    …the sin and corruption of the heart is often expressed by God's hardening their hearts: Rom. 9:18, “Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”…

  5. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 22 — This Doctrine Confirmed by Proofs from Scripture cites Rom. 9:18

    …concludes that God has mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth (Rom. 9:18). You see how he refers both to the mere pleasure of God. Therefore, if we cannot assign…

  6. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd · David Brainerd

    From his birth to the time when he began to study for the Ministry—containing his own narrative of his conversion, his connection with Yale-College, and the grounds of his expulsion cites Rom. 9:11-23

    …should be wholly at God’s pleasure, to save or damn me, just as he would. That passage, Rom. 9:11-23, was a constant vexation to me, especially verse 21. Reading or meditating on this…

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