蓋矜恤人者惟天主、使人冥頑、亦惟天主而已。

如此看来，神要怜悯谁就怜悯谁，要叫谁刚硬就叫谁刚硬。

由此看来，上帝要怜悯谁就怜悯谁，要使谁刚硬就使谁刚硬。

由此看来，神要怜悯谁就怜悯谁，要使谁刚硬就使谁刚硬。

总之，上帝要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁；要叫谁顽固，就叫谁顽固。

这样看来，他愿意怜悯谁就怜悯谁，愿意谁刚硬就使谁刚硬。

这样看来，神要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁；要使谁顽固，就使谁顽固。

如此看來，神要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，要叫誰剛硬就叫誰剛硬。

由此看來，上帝要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，要使誰剛硬就使誰剛硬。

由此看來，神要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，要使誰剛硬就使誰剛硬。

總之，上帝要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要叫誰頑固，就叫誰頑固。

這樣看來，他願意憐憫誰就憐憫誰，願意誰剛硬就使誰剛硬。

這便是他不但願意憐恤誰，就憐恤誰、而且願意叫誰剛愎、就叫誰剛愎了。

這樣看來，神要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要使誰頑固，就使誰頑固。

是上帝隨所欲矜恤之、亦隨所欲剛愎之、○

蓋矜恤人者惟上帝、聽人剛愎者、亦惟上帝、

如是、天主所欲矜恤者、則矜恤之、所欲使剛愎者、則使之剛愎、

Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.

So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.

So then, he has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.

So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden.

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will[ have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.

So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

昔天主曾告摩西曰：『吾欲寵者寵之、吾欲憐者憐之。』此固非人意與人力、所得而左右、惟在慈惠天主之矜恤而已。

以種種邪法、熒惑自求淪喪之徒。所謂自求淪喪之徒者、即不知愛慕真理、以望得救者耳。既不愛慕真理、天主亦祇得聽其從妄信謊、於是凡不信真理而惟邪惡是好者、必至判罪而後已。

然則如何？曰：義塞之所求、未之得也、其中蒙恩者得之、而其餘則已成麻木不仁之徒矣。經云：『天主已使其冥頑不靈、有目而不能見、有耳而不能聞、以迄於今；』此之謂也。

夫法之所至罪之所彰也；而罪之所彰、恩亦彌盛。罪之彰在死亡之界而恩之盛則在永生之域。其所以然者、惟恃吾主耶穌而成義耳。

因是天主亦聽其縱情恣慾、淪於污穢、互辱其身。夫永遠可頌者、天主也、此輩乃捨真逐妄、信奉受造之物、而不景仰造化之主。故天主聽其放僻邪侈、荒淫無度；婦女以順性之行、變為逆性之施；男與男之間亦然、當嗜慾中熾、乃棄婦女順性之行、而逆行穢褻無恥之事；此為去順效逆、其身必食悖逆之惡果耳。若輩既冥頑不靈、心棄天主、則天主亦愛莫能助、於是聽其昧心恣行、

其言曰：「往告斯民曰、爾聽而不悟、視而不見；蓋斯民之心、已冥頑不靈、厥耳不聰、厥目不明、一若惟恐其目之有見、耳之有聞、心之有悟、幡然回頭而蒙救於予也！」故汝等當知天主已將此救恩傳諸異邦人、彼等且必聽信。』

意灑雅之預言、實應於若輩之身矣。其言曰：斯民之心、已成頑梗；厥耳重聽、厥目自閉、若恐其目之有見、耳之有聞、心之有悟、幡然回頭、而獲救於我也。」

且沐以芳澤、俾克配其愛子；此乃所以彰其大德也、