1599 Geneva Bible: "The Promise isn't by the Law"

Galatians 3:18-19 (i)For if the (ii)inheritance be of the Law, it is no more by the Promise, but God gave it freely unto Abraham by promise. (iii) Wherefore then serveth the Law? It was added because of the (iv) transgressions, (v)till the seed came, unto the which the promise was made: (vi) and it was (vii)ordained by (viii) Angels in the hand of a Mediator.

i. An objection: We grant that the promise of God was not abolished by the covenant of the Law, and therefore we can join the Law and the promise, can't we? “NAY!” says the Apostle, these two do not work together, you see, the inheritance can not be given by the Law and the promise, because the promise is absolutely free: whereby it follows, that the Law was not given for the purposes of Justification, because if it were then by the Law that promise would be broken.

ii. By this word (inheritance) is meant the rights of the seed, which is, that God is our God, that is to say, by the way of the covenant that was made with faithful Abraham, we that are faithful, might by that means be blessed of God as well as he.

iii. An objection which rises out of the former answer: If the inheritance is not given by obeying the Law (at the least in part) then why was the Law given, after the promise had already been given? Therefore, says the Apostle, to reprove men of sin, and thus to teach them to look to unto Christ, in whom the promise of saving all people together should be fulfilled, and not that the Law was given to justify men.

iv. That mean might understand, by the revealing of their sins, by the only grace of God, which he revealed to Abraham, and that that is in Christ.

v. Until the wall between God and man was broken down, and that full seed sprang up, framed of two peoples, both Jews and Gentiles: for by this word seed, we may not understand, Christ alone by himself, but joined together with his body.

vi. A confirmation of the former answer taken from the manner and form of giving the Law: for it was given by Angels, striking a great terror into all, and by Moses a Mediator coming between. Now they that are one, need no Mediator, but they that are divided at the least, and that are at odds with another. Therefore the Law itself and the Mediator, were witnesses of the wrath of God, and not that God would by this means reconcile men to himself, and abolish the promise, or add the Law unto the promise.

vii. Commanded and given, or proclaimed.

viii. By the service and ministry.


[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

hmmmm . . .bad Idea . . . .but so drawn!

1599 Geneva Bible: "Cast me Not Away"!

Psalm 51 "To him that excelleth. a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan *came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1. Have mercy upon me, O God, (i)according to thy loving-kindness: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquity.
2. Wash me (ii)thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from mine sin.
3. For I (iii) know mine iniquities, and my sin is ever before me.
4. Against thee, against thee only have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight, that thou mayest be just when thou (iv)speakest, and pure when thou judgest.
5. Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
6. Behold, thou (v)lovest truth in the inward affections: therefore hast thou taught me wisdom in the secret of mine heart.
7. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean” wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8. Make me to hear (vi)joy and gladness, that the (vii)bones, which thou hast broken, may rejoice.
9. Hide thy face from my sins, and put away all mine iniquities.
10.(viii)Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.
12. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and establish me with thy (ix)free Spirit.
13. Then shall I teach thy (x)ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14. Deliver me from (xi)blood, O God, which art the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing joyfully of thy righteousness.
15. (xii)Open thou my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16. For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17.The sacrifices of God are a (xiii)contrite spirit: a contrite and broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18. Be favorable unto (xiv)Zion for thy good pleasure: build the walls of Jerusalem.
19. Then shalt thou accept the sacrifices of (xv)righteousness, even the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calves upon thine alter."

*Psalm 51:Title To reprove him because he had committed so horrible sins, and lain in the same without repentance more than a whole year.
i. As his sins were manifold and great, so he required that God would give him the feeling of his excellent and abundant mercies.
ii. My sins strike so fast in me, that I have need of some extraordinary kind of washing.
Iii. My conscience accuses me so, that I can have no rest till I be reconciled.
iv. When thou gives sentence against sinners, they have to confess that thou art just, and they themselves sinners.
v. He confesses that God who loves pureness of heart, may justly destroy man, who by nature is a sinner, especially him, Who God had instructed in His heavenly wisdom.
vi. He means God's sweet mercies toward repentant sinners.
Vii. By the bones he means all strength of soul and body, which by his cares and weeping is consumed.
Viii. He confesses that when God's Spirit is cold in us, to have it again revived, is like being a new creation.
ix. Which may assure me that I have been drawn out of the slavery that is sin.
x. He promises to endeavor so that others by his example may turn to God.
xi. From the murder of Uriah, and the others that were slain with him, 2 Samuel 11:17**
xii. By giving me the opportunity to praise thee, when thou shalt forgive my sins.
Xiii. Which is by a wounding of the heart, proceeded by a faith, which seeks unto God for mercy.
Xiv. He prays for the whole church, because through his sin it was in danger of judgment by God.
xv.That is, just and lawful, applied to the right end, which is the exercise of faith and repentance.

** 2 Samuel 11:17 “And the men of the city came out, and fought with Joab: and there fell of the people of the servants of David, and Uriah the Hittite also died.”



[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

I am Slipping . . . . .

I need some prayer please. I have been much on fire for God of late and it has been a sweet joy to my soul as I feel Him working in me and as I watch Him work in others close to me. But the past 5 days i can feel myself slipping. I have a lot going on right now (Boo Hoo! Who the heck doesn't, right?) and i feel like there is a boulder upon my back. my priorities are realigning in a way i never thought they would. I have failed to do a bible reading and prayer Yesterday and Today before i rushed off to work. I can feel myself on the cusp of losing my first love and joy. If i don't have help and persevere i will return back to a life of spiritual mediocrity after only a month of worship on the mountain top. I can feel sin crouching at my door about to pounce, and i seem unwilling to stop myself from walking into it's path.Please God, help me not to loose you again! Need prayer. I can feel myself slipping . . .

1599 Geneva Bible: "Repentance"

Job 39:34-38 “Moreover the Lord spake unto Job, and said, is this (i)to learn, to strive with the Almighty? He that reproveth god, let him answer to it.
Then Job answered the Lord, saying, Behold, I am (ii)vile: what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once I have spoken, but I will answer no more, yea twice, but I will proceed no further. ”

2 Samuel 12:13 “Then David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath (iii)put away thy sin, thou shalt not die”

i.Is this how a man will learn, by striving with God? Which thing God rebukes in Job.
ii.Whereby Job shows that he has repented, and desired pardon for his faults.
iii. For the Lord only seeks but that the sinner would turn to him.



[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

1599 Geneva Bible: "The glory of the Law vs. the glory of the Gospel"

2 Corinthians 3:5-6 “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to think anything, as of ourselves: but our (i) sufficiency is of God, (ii) Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament, not of the (iii) letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.”

i.In that we have what we need to make other men partakers of so great a grace.
ii.He amplifies his ministry and that of his fellows: that is, the ministry of the Gospel, and compares it to the ministry of the Law, which he equates to the person of Moses, by whom the Law was given: against whom he sets Christ the author of the Gospel. Now, this comparison comes from the very essence of each ministry. The Law as it were a writing of itself dead, and with out saving power: but the Gospel, or new covenant, is as it were the very virtue of God, in renewing, justifying and saving men. The Law pronounces death, accusing all men of unrighteousness: The Gospel, however, offers and gives righteousness and life. The governing of the Law served for a time pointing to the promise: The Gospel remains until the end of the world. Therefore what is the glory of the Law when seen in comparison to the glory of the Gospel?
iii.Not of the Law, but of the Gospel.


[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

1599 Geneva Bible: "It is God who Justifies"

Romans 8:33 “(i)Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's chosen? (ii) it is God that justifieth.”

i. A most glorious and comfortable conclusion of the whole second part of this epistle, that is, of the treatise of justification. There are no accusers that we have need to be afraid of before God, seeing that God himself absolves us as just: and therefore much less do we need to fear damnation, seeing that we rest upon the death and the resurrection, which are the almighty power and defense of Jesus Christ. Therefore what can there be so weighty in this life, or of so great force and power, that might seize us, as though we might fall from the love of God, wherewith he loves us in Christ: surely nothing. Seeing that it is in itself most constant and sure, and also in us being confirmed by steadfast faith.
ii. Who not only pronounces us, not only guiltless, but also perfectly just in His Son.



[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

1599 Geneva Bible: "Examine Yourself"

1 Corinthians 11:27-29 “(i)Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink the cup of the Lord (ii)unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
(iii)Let (iv) every man therefore examine himself, and so let them eat of this bread, and drink of this cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, becaue he (v) discerneth not the Lord's body.”

i.whoever views with contempt the holy Sacrament: that is, uses them incorrectly, are guilty not of bread and wine, but of the thing that they represent, that is of Christ, and shall be sorrowfully punished for it

ii.Otherwise then this is how this “mystery” should be handled.

iii.The examination of a man's self, is of necessity required in the Supper and therefore they who do not do it must not be allowed to par-take of it, which can not examine themselves: as children, furious and mad men*, also such as have no knowledge of Christ, or insufficient knowledge of him, even though they have a profession of Christian religion: and others like this.

iv.This argument beats down the faith which is earned, or unwrapped** faith, which the Papists maintain.

v.He is said to correctly view the Lord's body, that has careful consideration of the worthiness of it, and therefore comes to eat of this meat with great reverence.

*”furious and mad men” is the exact phrasing of the Geneva, which i find amusing.

** “Unwrapped faith” is an exact phrasing of the Geneva text because I'm not sure how to translate it. I suspect it means that faith that is not personally grasped but that is bought or granted to another person because someone else gave money or did a deed to “earn” or buy that faith for the unbelieving person. This was a belief that was popular with papist during the time of the reformation. But I'm not sure so i left the text as is since I'm not certain.



[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

1599 Geneva Bible: "Abuse not your liberty"

1 Corinthians 10:29 “And the conscience, I say, not thine, but of that other [the weaker brother]: (i) for why should my liberty be condemned of another man's conscience?”

1 Corinthians 10:31 “(ii) Whether, therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”

i. A reason: For we must be very careful that evil is not spoken of us while we enjoy our freedom, and the benefit we have been given in God which should cause us to give thanks, is not viewed as acts done in immorality, and that through our own fault, if we choose instead to offend the conscience of the weak brother, rather than yield a little of our freedom in a matter of no importance, then give opportunity for that weak brother to make a bad judgment of us, and of Christian liberty. The Apostle has made an example to the Corinthians of his own person, that they may have less reason to oppose him.

ii. The conclusion: We must order our lives in such a way, that we seek not our own benefit, but God's glory, and the salvation of as many as we can; here in the Apostle chooses not to make himself a special case to the Corinthians (even to his own flock), but instead calls them back to Christ, unto whom Paul himself has regard.


[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]

the Awesomest Thing in Existence!!!!