And as many as shall walk by this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. [Upon all who walk by the rule which I have just stated--the rule which rejects carnal ordinances, and accepts a regenerated life--upon them, even upon the Israel of God, be peace and mercy. The word translated "and" often means "even," and it has that force here, for it was Paul's constant contention that Christians were the true Israel of God, the bona-fide sons of Abraham.]

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