Commentary upon the Epistle to the Romans

Name: Commentary upon the Epistle to the Romans
Author: John Calvin

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

John Calvin 1509–1564London: 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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AND I commend unto you, &c. A good part of this chapter is spent in salutations, which because they have no difficulty, it were to no purpose to stand long upon them. I will only touch those things, which require some light of exposition.

AND I commend vnto you, &c. A good part of this chapter is spent in salutatiōs, which because they haue no difficultie, it were to no purpose to stande long vpon them. I will onely touch those thinges, whiche require some light of exposition.

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First of all, he commendeth Phoebe, to whom he gave this Epistle to be brought. And first he commendeth her by her office, because she had an honest and holy ministry in the Church: Secondly, he bringeth another cause why they ought to receive her, and do unto her all duties: because ⟨p. 198⟩she had alway bestowed her self upon all the godly.

First of all, he commendeth Phaebe, to whome he gaue this Epistle to bee brought. And first hee commendeth her by her office, because shee had an honest and holy ministerie in the Church: Secondly, hee bringeth another cause why they ought to receiue her, and doe vnto her all dueties: because ⟨p. 198⟩shee had alway bestowed her selfe vpon all the godly.

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Therefore because she is a minister of the Church at Cenchrea, even thereby he commandeth she should be received in the Lord. And when he addeth, as it is meet for the saints, he inferreth that it were unmeet for the servants of Christ, if they should show no honour nor bountifulness towards her. And surely seeing it becometh us to embrace all the members of Christ, then ought we to embrace them which bear some public office in the Church, and to reverence them, & to love and honour them in a special manner. Secondly, as she was alway officious towards all, so he commandeth that she should be holpen now again in her affairs. For it is a point of humanity, not to forsake him, who by nature is ready to do good, if at any time he stand in need of the help of others. But to the end he might the rather move their minds, he reckoneth himself also among them, to whom she did good. Finally, this ministry of the which he speaketh,

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