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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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Therefore as often as the Scripture maketh mention of the nearness of the Lord, it biddeth the Godly rejoice and ⟨image 35⟩be glad: and whiles it respecteth the reprobate, it doeth nothing else but smite with terror and fear. That day sayeth Sophonye,1 shall be a day of wrath, a day of tribulation, and anguish, a day of obscurity and darkness, a day of clouds and blackness.2 The like you have in Joel. And Amos also crieth out, woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord:3 what have you to do with it? That day of the Lord is darkness and not light. More over, when Paul addeth the word declaration, he giveth to understand what day of wrath that is, namely when the Lord shall make his judgement known: of which judgement albeit he daily give certain tokens,4 yet he conserveth and keepeth the clear, and full declaration thereof unto that day. For then shall the books be open […] •n shall the Lambs be separated from the goats, and […] •ll the corn be purged from the tares,
Therefore as often as the Scripture maketh mention of the nearenesse of the Lorde, it biddeth the Godlie reioyce and ⟨image 35⟩be gladde: and whiles it respecteth the reprobate, it doeth nothing else but smite with terrour and feare. That daye sayeth Sophonye,1 shall bee a daye of wrath, a daye of tribulation, and anguishe, a daye of obscuritie and darkenesse, a daye of cloudes and blackenesse.2 The like you haue in Ioel. And Amos also cryeth out, woe vnto you that desire the daye of the Lorde:3