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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.
The Argument of the Epistle to the Romans.The Argument of the Epistle to the Romanes.
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.
First of all, he condemneth all mankind since the world began of ingratitude: that in so excellent a workmanship, they did not acknowledge the workmaster: yea when they were constrained to acknowledge him, they did not worthily honour his majesty, but profaned & violated the same with their vanity. So all men are proved guilty of impiety, then the which there is no more detestable wickedness. And to the end it might more plainly appear, that all men are fallen from the Lord, he rehearseth the filthy and abominable works, whereunto every where men are subject. Which is a manifest argument, that they have degenerate from God: for as much as they are tokens of Gods wrath, which appear not but in the godless. And because certain of the Jews, and also of the Gentiles having covered their inward wickedness with the cloak of outward holiness, did seem unreprovable of these impious works: And therefore were thought to be exempted from the common condemnation: the Apostle directeth his stile against that feigned holiness. And because that visard before men, could not be drawn from those petty saints: he revoketh them unto the judgement of God, whose eyes behold the very hidden thoughts.
First of all, hee condemneth all mankinde since the worlde began of ingratitude: that in so excellent a workemanship, they did not acknowledge the workemaster: yea when they were constrained to acknowledge him, they did not worthily honour his maiestie, but prophaned & violated the same with their vanitie. So all men are proued giltie of impietie, then the which there is no more detestable wickednesse. And to the ende it might more plainely appeare, that all men are fallen from the Lorde, hee rehearseth the fylthie and abhominable woorkes, whereunto euery where men are subiecte. Which is a manifest argument, that they haue degenerate frō God: for as much as they are tokens of Gods wrath, which appeare not but in the godlesse. And because certaine of the Iewes, and also of the Gentiles hauing couered theyr inward wickednesse with the cloake of outward holinesse, did seeme vnreproueable of these impious workes: And therefore were thought to bee exempted from the common condemnation: the Apostle directeth his stile against that fained holinesse. And because that visarde before men, coulde not bee drawen from those pettie saints: he reuoketh them vnto the iudgement of God, whose eyes beholde the verie hidden thoughts.