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Rom 5:5. Οὐ καταισχύνει, does not make ashamed) We have here an instance of the figure Ταπείνωσις, [by which less is said than the writer wishes to be understood]; that is, hope affords us grounds for the highest glorying, and will not prove fallacious; hope will be a reality.-ὃτι, because) The [believer’s] present state is described, Rom 5:5-8. From this, hope as to the future is inferred, Rom 5:9-11.-ἡ ἀγάπη) [not our love to God, but] the love [of God] εἰς ἡμᾶς, toward us; [as proved by] Rom 5:8; from which we derive our hope; for it [God’s love] is an eternal love-ἐκκέχυται, is shed abroad) most abundantly; whence we have this very feeling αἴσθησις [Sense, perception of His love]-ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις, in our hearts) not into our hearts. This form of expression indicates, that the Holy Spirit Himself is in the heart of the believer-διὰ, through [by]) We have the reason assigned for the whole of our present condition, in which the Holy Spirit is the earnest of the future. [The Holy Spirit is here mentioned for the first time in this discussion. When a man is really brought to this point, he at length perceives distinctly (in a marked manner) the operation of the Holy Spirit.-V. g.]-δοθέντος) given, through faith. Act 15:8; Gal 3:2; Gal 3:14.