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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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they who in their conscience know they have done evil, are tormented and troubled in themselves.1 Whence these speeches of the Ethnics came, a good conscience is a large and noble theatre: but an evil is a most vile tormentor, and more cruelly driveth the wicked from post to pillar, then any fury of hell. There is therefore a certain natural knowledge of the law which showeth this to be good, and to be followed after, and that to be abhorred. And mark how notably he describeth the conscience, when he saith the reasons come into our mind whereby we defend that is well done: again which accuse and reprove us of those things are evil done. And these reasons of accusing and defending he deferreth unto the day of the Lord: not as though they shall then first appear, for they do continually even in this life urge us, and exercise their office: but because they shall then also prevail, least any should contemn them as frivolous, and such as did vanish away. And he hath put, in the day, for unto the day: as he did before.
they who in their conscience knowe they haue done euill, are tormented and troubled in themselues.1 Whence these speaches of the Ethnickes came, a good conscience is a large and noble theater: but an euill is a most vile tormenter, and more cruelly driueth the wicked frō poste to piller, then any furie of hell. There is therefore a certaine naturall knowledge of the lawe whiche sheweth this to be good, and to bee followed after, and that to bee abhorred. And marke howe notably he discribeth the conscience, when hee saith the reasons come into our minde whereby wee defende that is well done: againe whiche accuse and reprooue vs of those thinges are euill done. And these reasons of accusing and defending he deferreth vnto the day of the Lord: not as though they shall then first appeare, for they doe continually euen in this life vrge vs, and exercise their office: but because they shall then also preuaile, least any should contēne them as friuelous, and such as did vanish away. And he hath put, in the day, for vnto the day: as he did before.
- 1As there is nothing more comfortable then ye testimony of a good conscience: so on the contrary, nothing more horrible then the testimony of an evil conscience.