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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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Paul will not in his own private name, fight with this haughtiness: but yet as it were by stroking of it, he subdueth it, whiles he testifieth that he taketh these parts upon him, by reason he was an Apostle. You are full of goodness, being filled with ⟨image 206⟩all knowledge, &c. There are two things specially required in him that giveth counsel,1 the first is humanity, which doth both move his heart to help his brethren with his counsel, and also temper his countenance and words with lenity: secondly the dexterity of counsel, or prudence, which may both get unto him authority, and also profit his auditors unto whom he directeth his speech. For there is nothing more contrary unto brotherly admonitions then malignity and arrogance, which causeth that we proudly contemn those that err, and had rather laugh them to scorn, then correct them. Roughness also or bitterness if it appear either in words or countenance, it maketh our admonition fruitless.
Paul will not in his owne priuate name, fight with this hawtinesse: but yet as it were by stroking of it, hee subdueth it, whiles he testifieth that hee taketh these partes vpon him, by reason hee was an Apostle. You are full of goodnesse, beeing fylled with ⟨image 206⟩all knowledge, &c. There are two thinges specially required in him that giueth counsell,1 the first is humanitie, which doth both mooue his heart to helpe his brethren with his counsayle, and also temper his countenaunce and woordes with lenitie: secondly the dexteritie of counsayle, or prudencie, which may both gette vnto him authoritie, and also profite his auditours vnto whome hee directeth his speech. For there is nothing more contrarie vnto brotherly admonitions then malignitie and arrogancie, which causeth that we proudly contemne those that erre, and had rather laugh them to scorne, then correct them. Roughnesse also or bitternesse if it appeare either in woordes or countenaunce, it maketh our admonition fruitelesse.
- 1Two things required in him that giveth counsell.