lest] Chap. 6. 4. & 10. 26. fail] Or, fall from; or, come short. See Chap. 4. 1. Romans 3:23. grace] That is, free favour and mercy of God, offered in the Gospel, 2 Corinthians 6:1. Titus 2:11. or the doctrine of grace in the Gospel. root] Understand thereby either a corrupt and evill heart, which will send forth the bitter fruits of sin, Chap. 3. 12. Or, any Apostatising or backsliding person, who by his example may trouble and cause many to fall. Deuteronomy 29:18. defiled] 1 Corinthians 5:6. Galatians 5:9.