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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
How truly this is said of the romish prelates at this day, we shall not need to seek far for proof: only it shall suffice to con pare them in their now and new professed doctrines with the ancient & sincere doctrine was at the first taught and received amongst the old and true Catholic romans.
How truly this is said of the romish prelates at this day, we shal not need to seeke far for profe: onely it shall suffice to cō pare them in their nowe and newe professed doctrines with the ancient & sincere doctrin was at the first taught and receiued amongst the olde and true Catholike romanes.
The sum & substance of which doctrine is registered by the holy ghost in this Epistle: whereat they do chiefly storm besides all other the writs of that good man, because it doth in a special sort, detect their Apostasy, convince their heresy, & bewray their superstitious hypocrisy. Howbeit the Church of God is not more bound unto the Lord for any portion of scripture, then for this most excellent & worthy epistle.
The sūme & substance of which doctrine is registred by the holy ghost in this Epistle: whereat they doe chiefly storme besides all other the writs of that good man, because it doth in a speciall sort, detect their Apostasey, conuince their heresey, & bewray their superstitious hypocrisie. Howbeit the Church of God is not more bound vnto the Lord for any portion of scripture, then for this most excellent & worthy epistle.
Wherein is contained a clear & compendious Epitome of Christian religion, as may easily appear by the places therein discussed: namely, of natural knowledge, civill duties, the law of Moses, the Gospel, justification, original sin, grace, election, predestination, excaecation of the Jews, and their restitution, of the sacrifice of Christians, of Magistrates, and subjects, of bearing the weak, and avoiding offence, &c. So that if a man