(b) In the next section injustice on the part of God, in thus electing the objects of his mercy according to the good pleasure of his will, is repudiated. As in Romans 6:1 and Romans 7:7, a false inference from what has been said is introduced by τί οὗν ἐροῦμεν, and indignantly rejected by μὴ γένοιτο, followed by reasons against the inference.
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