John Trapp on Ephesians 2:12

Verſe 12. Strangers from the Covenant] The Saints only are heirs to the promiſes: but the devil ſweeps all the wicked, as being out of the Covenant. They ſtuff themſelves with promiſes, till they have made them a pillow for ſin, Deut. 29.19. Sed praeſumendo ſperant, & ſperando pereunt.

Having no hope] But ſuch as will one day hop headleſſe: ſuch as will ſerve them as Abſoloms mule ſerved her Maſter, when ſhe left him hanging by the head betwixt heaven and earth, as rejected of both.

Without God in the world] Becauſe without a teaching Prieſt, and without law, 2 Chron. 15.3. As it is ſaid of the poor Braſileans at this day, that they are ſine fide, ſine rege, ſine lege. This was the caſe of our Pagan Predeceſſours.