Both passages show that the gospel call to the Gentiles is only in harmony with the long-declared purpose of God. it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children-"called sons" of the living God-The expression, "in the place where . there," seems designed only to give greater emphasis to the gracious change here announced, from divine exclusion to divine admission to the privileges of the people of God. 9:25-29 The rejecting of the Jews, and the taking in the Gentiles, were foretold in the Old Testament. It tends very much to the clearing of a truth, to observe how the Scripture is fulfilled in it. It is a wonder of Divine power and mercy that there are any saved: for even those left to be a seed, if God had dealt with them according to their sins, had perished with the rest. This great truth this Scripture teaches us. Even among the vast number of professing Christians it is to be feared that only a remnant will be saved. Deuteronomy 14:1 You are the children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead, Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Daniel 6:26 "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the