^{16 Ref} and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, `And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, `And to thy seed,' which is Christ;

^{17 Ref} and this I say, A covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not set aside, to make void the promise,

^{18 Ref} for if by law `be' the inheritance, `it is' no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant `it'.