[a]As he hath chosen us in [b]him, before the foundation of the world, [c]that we [d]should [e]be holy, and without blame [f]before him in love:

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:4 He declareth the efficient cause, or by what means God the Father saveth us in his Son: Because saith he, he chose us from everlasting in his Son.
  2. Ephesians 1:4 To be adopted in him.
  3. Ephesians 1:4 He expoundeth the next final cause, which he maketh double, to wit, sanctification and justification, whereof he will speak hereafter. And hereby also two things are to be noted, to wit, that holiness of life cannot be separated from the grace of election: and again what pureness forever is in us, is the gift of God, who hath freely of his mercy chosen us.
  4. Ephesians 1:4 Then God did not choose us, because we were, or otherwise should have been holy, but to the end we should be holy.
  5. Ephesians 1:4 Being clothed with Christ’s righteousness.
  6. Ephesians 1:4 Truly and sincerely.

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