Verse 32 That he might have mercy; with the design of finally having mercy, &c. Romans 11:33-36. Thus, in the conclusion of the doctrinal part of the Epistle, the writer expresses what may be regarded as the leading sentiment which he has been inculcating through the whole, viz., that no man can come to God with any merits of his own, or any claim whatever for recompense or reward; but that, as the goodness and mercy of God's alone originate all blessings, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, so his power and will are supreme in directing the disposal of them.