Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Genesis 17

^{1 /} Or, almightie.

^{1 /} Or, without hypocrisie.

^{4 a} Not only according to the fleshe, but of a farre greater multitude by faith, {ro. 4,17}

^{5 !} Abrams name is changed to confirme him in the promes.

^{5 b} The changing of his name is a seale to confirme Gods promes vnto him.

^{8 !} The land of Canaan is the fift time promised.

^{10 c} Circumcision is called the couenant, because it signifieth the couenant and hath the promes of grace joyned to it, which phrase is commune to all sacraments.

^{11 d} That priuie parte is circumcised to shewe that all that is begotten of man is corrupt and must be mortified.

^{12 !} Circumcision is instituted.

^{14 e} Albeit women were not circumcised, yet were they partakers of Gods promes: for vnder the mankinde all was consecrated & here is declared that whosoeuer contemneth the signe despiseth also the promes.

^{15 /} Or, dame, or, princess.

^{15 !} Sarai is named Sarah.

^{17 f} Which proceded of a soden joye, and not of infidelitie.

^{18 !} Abraham prayeth for Ishmael.

^{19 !} Isaac is promesd.

^{19 g} The euerlasting couenant is made with the children of the Spirit: and with the children of the fleshe is made the temporal promes, as was promesd to Ishmael.

^{20 /} Ebr. greatly, greatly.

^{23 h} They were wel instructed which obeied to be circumcised without resistance: which thing declareth that masters in their houses oght to be as preachers to their families, that from the hiest to the lowest they may obey the wil of God.