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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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24 For the name of God. 1I think this testimony rather to be taken out of Ezech. then out of Isaiah, seeing with Isaiah there are no upbraidings against the people, whereof all that Chapter of Ezekiel is full. Some think it is an argument taken from the less to the greater, to this sense, if the Prophet not without cause reproved the Jews of his time, that for their captivity, the glory and power of God, was despised amongst the Gentiles, as though God had not been able to conserve the people which he had taken into his protection: much more are you a reproach and dishonour unto God, by whose manners his religion being estimated, it is evil spoken of. Which sentence as I do not disprove,2 so I wish rather to have one more sincere: as though it were said, we see that all the reproaches of the people of Israel, do fall upon the name of God: because, seeing they are counted and called the people of God, they bear the name of God graven as it were in their forehead: whereby it must needs come to pass amongst men, that that God, in whose name they boast them selves, should be after a sort defamed by their filthiness.
24 For the name of God. 1I thinke this testimonie ratther to be taken out of Ezech. then out of Esay, seeing with Esay there are no vpbraidings against the people, whereof all that Chapter of Ezechiel is full. Some thinke it is an argument taken from the lesse to the greater, to this sence, if the Prophete not without cause reprooued the Iewes of his time, that for their captiuitie, the glorie and power of God, was despised amongst the Gentiles, as though God had not been able to conserue the people which hee had taken into his protection: much more are you a reproche and dishonour vnto God, by whose maners his religion being estimated, it is euill spoken of. Which sentence as I doe not disproue,2 so I wishe rather to haue one more sincere: as though it were sayde, wee see that all the reproches of the people of Israel, doe fall vpon the name of God: because, seeing they are counted and called the people of God, they beare the name of God grauen as it were in their foreheade: whereby it must needes come to passe amongst men, that that God, in whose name they boast them selues, shoulde be after a sort defamed by their filthinesse.