A17643:1067
Commentary upon the Epistle to the Romans
A commentary upon the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans, written in Latin by M. John Calvin, and newly translated into English by Christopher Rosdell preacher. Whereunto is added a necessary table for the better and more ready finding out of certain principal matters contained in this workA commentarie vpon the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romanes, written in Latine by M. Iohn Caluin, and newely translated into Englishe by Christopher Rosdell preacher. Whereunto is added a necessarie table for the better and more readie finding out of certayne principall matters conteyned in this worke
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for John Harison and George Bishop, 1583London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Iohn Harison and George Bishop, 1583
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17 For the kingdom of God is not. Now on the contrary he teacheth, that we may without damage abstain from the use of our liberty, because the kingdom of God doeth not consist in those things. For those which serve, either to erect or ⟨p. 184⟩confirm the kingdom of God, are no way to be omitted, whatsoever offences may follow thereon. If so be then, that for charities sake, a man may cease from the use of meats, Gods honour not hindered, Christs kingdom not prejudiced, and religion or piety not violated: they are not to be suffered who for meats sake trouble the Church. He useth the same arguments to the Corinthians: saying, meat for the belly,1 and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy them both: for neither if we eat shall we have the more. In which words his meaning is,2 briefly to show, that meat and drink are things less worth, then that for their sakes, the course of the Gospel should be hindered. But righteousness and peace. He hath by the way, opposed these, against meat and drink, not as though he reckoned all those things, whereon the kingdom of Christ consist:3 but that he might declare how it standeth upon spiritual things. Albeit to say the trueth, he hath comprehended the sum in few words: namely, that we being clear in our selves, might be at peace with the Lord, and possess true joy of conscience, yea and that by the holy Ghost dwelling in us.
17 For the kingdome of God is not. Now on the contrary he teacheth, that we may without dammage absteine from the vse of our libertie, because the kingdome of God doeth not consist in those thinges. For those which serue, either to erect or ⟨p. 184⟩confirme the kingdome of God, are no way to be omitted, whatsoeuer offences may followe thereon. If so be then, that for charities sake, a man may cease from the vse of meates, Gods honour not hindered, Christes kingdome not preiudiced, and religion or pietie not violated: they are not to be suffered who for meates sake trouble the Church. He vseth the same arguments to the Corinthians: saying, meate for the bellie,