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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.
23 Thou that gloriest in the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
23 Thou that gloriest in the law, through breaking the lawe dishonourest thou God?
24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
17 Behold thou art a Jew. In certain old copies is read Eide, if verily: which if it were so much received, should be more allowed of me. But because the greatest part of books is against it, and the sense may stand otherwise, I keep the old reading, especially seeing it is but a small matter of one particle. Now therefore having dispatched the cause of the Gentiles, he returneth unto the Jews: and to the end he might more vehemently beat down all their vanity, he granteth unto them all those things, wherewithal they were proud and puffed up. Secondly, he showeth how little they serve to vain glory: yea, rather how greatly they serve to their reproach. Under the name of Jew, he comprehendeth all the prerogatives of that nation, which being taken from the law and the Prophets, they did falsely pretend, and so he understandeth all the Israelites, who were at that time all of them indifferently called Jews.
17 Beholde thou art a Iewe. In certayne olde copies is read Eide, if verily: which if it were so muche receiued, shoulde be more allowed of me. But because the greatest part of bookes is against it, and the sence may stand otherwise, I keepe the olde reading, especially seeing it is but a small matter of one particle. Now therefore hauing dispatched the cause of the Gentiles, he returneth vnto the Iewes: and to the ende he might more vehemently beate downe all their vanitie, he graunteth vnto them all those thinges, wherewithall they were proude and puffed vp. Secondly, he sheweth how little they serue to vaine glory: yea, rather howe greatly they serue to their reproche. Vnder the name of Iewe, hee comprehendeth all the prerogatiues of that nation, whiche being taken from the lawe and the Prophetes, they did falsly pretend, and so he vnderstandeth al the Israelites, who were at yt time all of thē indifferently called Iewes.