Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Therefore hath he (or, 'So then He hath') - the result is that He hath
Mercy on whom he will [have mercy] - rather, 'on whom He will,' without any supplement,
And whom he will he hardeneth - by judicially abandoning them to the hardening influence of sin itself (Romans 1:24; Romans 1:26; Romans 1:28: Psalms 81:11-12; Hebrews 3:3; Hebrews 3:8; Hebrews 3:13), and of the surrounding incentives to it (Matthew 24:12; 1 Corinthians 15:38; 2 Thessalonians 2:17). So much for the first objection to the doctrine of divine sovereignty.
Second Objection-`This doctrine is incompatible with human responsibility!'