Matthew Poole and continuators on Romans 1:19

19. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them for God hath shewed it unto them .

Or, that which is knowable of God, viz. by the Light of Nature. The Apostle, by a Prolepsis, prevents an Objection, which some might make in excuse of the Gentiles. How could they suffocate or suppress the Truth, seeing they wanted the Scripture, and were without the knowledge of it? To this he Answers, That they were not wholly without Knowledge, for That which might be known of God, was Manifest in them, and Revealed to them.

i. e. in their Hearts and Minds, vid. chap. 2.15. or to and among them; as appears by many of their Learned Writers, who have left behind them, many clear Discourses, and wise Essays and Sayings about this Matter; though they themselves did act contrary thereunto[illegible: 1 letter]punc;

i. e. as before by the Light of Nature in their Consciences, or by the consideration of the Creatures, as it follows in the next Verse.

Marginal references: Act. 14.1[illegible: 1 letter].; Or, [illegible: 1 span]; Joh. 1.9.