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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.
The second member after the Hebrew is thus, and thou in judging pure, which speech importeth nothing else, then that God is worthy of praise in all his judgements, howsoever the wicked exclaim, and odiously go about by their complainings to overwhelm his glory. But Paul followed the Greek translation which served better for the present purpose. For we know the Apostles in reciting the words of the Scripture to be more frank, free, or bold: because they counted it sufficient if they applied them unto the matter. Wherefore they stood not so much upon the words. Unto the present place therefore this shall be the application, if all the sins of mortal men must serve to the setting forth of the glory of the Lord: & he is specially glorified by his truth: it followeth that the vanity ⟨p. 33⟩of men serveth rather to the establishing, then subverting of his truth: And albeit this word Crinesthai may be taken as well actively as passively: yet I doubt not but the Grecians have translated it passively besides the meaning of the Prophet.
The second member after the Hebrew is thus, and thou in iudging pure, which speech importeth nothing else, then that God is woorthy of prayse in all his iudgements, howsoeuer the wicked exclayme, and odiously goe about by their complayninges to ouerwhelme his glory. But Paule followed the Greeke translation which serued better for the present purpose. For we know the Apostles in recyting the wordes of the Scripture to be more franke, free, or bold: because they counted it sufficient if they applyed them vnto the matter. Wherefore they stoode not so muche vppon the wordes. Vnto the presente place therefore this shalbe the application, if all the sinnes of mortall men must serue to the setting forth of the glorie of the Lord: & he is specially glorified by his truth: it followeth that the vanitie ⟨p. 33⟩of men serueth rather to the establishing, then subuerting of his truth: And albeit this worde Crinesthai may bee taken as well actiuely as passiuely: yet I doubt not but the Grecians haue translated it passiuelye besides the meaning of the Prophet.