^{5 Ref} So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been;

^{6 Ref} and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

^{7 Ref} What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

^{8 Ref} according as it hath been written, `God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' -- unto this very day,

^{9 Ref} and David saith, `Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them;

^{10 Ref} let their eyes be darkened -- not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.'