In verse 27 of chapter 3, after he dwells for a little while on the conclusion of the demonstration and has preached a little more fully about the righteousness of faith, he connects the two parts of the principal syllogism and gathers them into one, and after denying the contrary manner of justifying, which is by works, he concludes the manner of justifying that is true and singular, namely, which is by faith. He also concludes the universality of those justified by faith. For as he shows the universality of sinful men, so he also teaches the universality of men who are justified.

Robert Rollock | Commentary on Ephesians, trans. Casey Carmichael, Classic Reformed Theology Series vol. 5 (Reformation Heritage Books, 2021), 10.

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• Casey Carmichael

  

  Casey Carmichael holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Geneva. He is the author of A Continental View: Johannes Cocceius’s Federal Theology of the Sabbath (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2019). He is also the coeditor of the Classic Reformed Theology series, published by Reformation Heritage Books. He has translated various works from the Reformed tradition, including J. H. Heidegger’s Concise Marrow of Christian Theology and John Calvin’s Necessity of Reforming the Church.

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