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Most learned and fruitful commentaries of D. Peter Martyr Vermilius Florentine, professor of divinity…Most learned and fruitfull commentaries of D. Peter Martir Vermilius Florentine, professor of diuinitie…
Most learned and fruitful commentaries of D. Peter Martyr Vermilius Florentine, professor of divinity in the school of Tigure, upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romans wherein are diligently [and] most profitably entreated all such matters and chief common places of religion touched in the same Epistle. With a table of all the common places and expositions upon divers places of the scriptures, and also an index to find all the principal matters contained in the same. Lately tra[n]slated out of Latin into English, by H.B.Most learned and fruitfull commentaries of D. Peter Martir Vermilius Florentine, professor of diuinitie in the schole of Tigure, vpon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romanes wherin are diligently [and] most profitably entreated all such matters and chiefe common places of religion touched in the same Epistle. With a table of all the common places and expositions vpon diuers places of the scriptures, and also an index to finde all the principall matters conteyned in the same. Lately tra[n]slated out of Latine into Englishe, by H.B.
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In the sixth chapter he overthroweth the importunate objection of divers1 which hereof inferred that we should sin freely, and live loosely, if, as the Apostle had said, greater grace should there be rendered, where were found more sins. The Apostle answereth, that their collection was not good, forasmuch as we are dead unto sin and grafted into Christ, we ought undoubtedly to live unto him and not to iniquity.
In the sixt chapiter he ouerthroweth the importunate obiection of diuers1 which hereof inferred that we should sinne freely, and liue loosely, if, as the Apostle had sayd, greater grace should there be rendred, where were found more sinnes. The Apostle answereth, that theyr collection was not good, forasmuche as we are dead vnto sinne and grafted into Christ, we ought vndoubtedly to liue vnto him and not to iniquity.
- 1The sixth chapter.The sixth chapiter.
In the seventh chapter he declareth the manner how we are exempted from1 the law. And that is, that forasmuch as in us whilst we live here is not a full & perfect regeneration, and corrupt affections do continually resist the laws of God, by the grace of Christ is brought to pass, that we are delivered from sin, although it perpetually inhabit in our members, and in our flesh.
In the seuenth chapiter he declareth the maner how we are exempted from1 the law. And that is, that forasmuch as in vs whilest we liue here is not a full & perfect regeneration, and corrupt affections do continually resist the lawes of God, by the grace of Christ is brought to passe, that we are deliuered from sin, although it perpetually inhabite in our members, and in our flesh.