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{Deuteronomy 9:5} Not x3808 for thy righteousness, 6666 or for the uprightness 3476 of thine heart, 3824 dost thou x859 go 935 z8802 to possess 3423 z8800 x853 their land: 776 but x3588 for the wickedness 7564 of these x428 nations 1471 the LORD 3068 thy God 430 doth drive them out 3423 z8688 from before 6440 x4480 thee, and that x4616 he may perform 6965 z8687 x853 the word 1697 which x834 the LORD 3068 sware 7650 z8738 unto thy fathers, 1 Abraham, 85 Isaac, 3327 and Jacob. 3290
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Though the Canaanites were expelled for their wickedness, it does not follow, that the Israelites were established in their room on account of any distinguished virtue, or because they deserved it. On many occasions, it may be seen in the history of the world, that God punishes the wicked by the instrumentality of other men, who are as wicked as themselves. Not the Israelites' righteousness, but the wickedness of the inhabitants, and the promise of God to their fathers, was the cause of their obtaining Canaan. "Notª byª worksª ofª righteousnessª whichª weª have done,ª° butª according¹ to² his²¹ mercyª he savedª° us,ª byª the washingª of regeneration,ª andª renewingª of the Holyª Ghost;ª" {Tts 3:5}
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"And the LORDª appearedª° unto¹ Abram,ª and said,ª° Unto thy seedª will I giveª°¹ thisª land:ª and there¹ buildedª° he an altarª unto the LORD,ª who appearedª° unto¹ him." {Gen 12:7} + "For¹¹ all¹ the landª which¹ thou¹ seest,ª° to thee will I give¹ it,²° and to thy seedª for² ever.ª¹" {Gen 13:15} + "And he saidª° unto¹ him, I¹ [am] the LORDª that¹ brought¹ thee out²° of Urª¹ of the Chaldees,ª to giveª° thee¹ this¹ landª to inheritª° it." {Gen 15:7} + "And I will giveª° unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee,²¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª¹ all¹ the landª of Canaan,ª for an everlastingª possession;ª and I will be¹ their God.ª" {Gen 17:8} + "And I will make²°¹ thy seedª to multiplyª° as the starsª of heaven,ª and will giveª° unto thy seedª¹ all¹ theseª countries;ª and in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª°" {Gen 26:4} + "And, behold,¹ the LORDª stoodª° above¹ it, and said,ª° I¹ [am] the LORDª Godª of Abrahamª thy father,ª and the Godª of Isaac:ª the landª whereon¹¹ thou¹ liest,ª° to thee will I give¹ it,²° and to thy seed;ª" {Gen 28:13} + "Rememberª° Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Israel,ª thy servants,ª to whom¹ thou swarestª° by thine own self, and saidstª° unto¹ them, I will multiplyª°¹ your seedª as the starsª of heaven,ª and all¹ this¹ landª that¹ I have spokenª° of will I giveª° unto your seed,ª and they shall inheritª° [it] for ever.ª" {Exd 32:13} + "But I wroughtª° for my name's² sake,¹¹ that it should not¹ be pollutedª° beforeª the heathen,ª in whose¹ sightª I brought them out.ª°" {Ezk 20:14} + "Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:20} + "He hath holpenª° his²¹ servantª Israel,ª in remembranceª° of [his] mercy;ª ... Asª he spakeª° toª ourª fathers,ª to Abraham,ª andª to hisª seedª for² ever.ª¹" {Lke 1:54-55} + "Yeª areª° the childrenª of the¹ prophets,ª andª of the¹ covenantª whichª Godª madeª° withª ourª fathers,ª sayingª° untoª Abraham,ª Andª in thyª seedª shall²° allª the¹ kindredsª of the¹ earthª be blessed.ª°" {Act 3:25} + "Andª weª declare²° unto you² glad tidings,ª°¹ how that² the¹ promiseª which was madeª° untoª the¹ fathers,ª ...¹ Godª hath fulfilledª° the sameª unto usª theirª children,ª in that he hath raised up²° Jesus² again;ª°¹ asª it is²° alsoª writtenª° inª the¹ secondª psalm,ª Thouª artª° myª Son,ª this dayª have Iª begottenª° thee.ª" {Act 13:32-33} + "As concerningªª the¹ gospel,ª [they are] enemiesª for your sakes:ªª butª as touchingª the¹ election,ª [they are] belovedª for²° the fathers'² sakes.ª¹¹" {Rom 11:28} + "Nowª I sayª° that Jesusª Christª wasª° a ministerª of the circumcisionª forª the truthª of God,ª to² confirmª° the¹ promisesª [made] unto the¹ fathers:ª" {Rom 15:8}

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