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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.
Consider also with what labours, molestations, peregrinations, & extremities that good man was exercised all his life: and then you must needs confess he was no more broken with age, then he was worn and wasted with labours.
Consider also with what labours, molestations, peregrinations, & extremities that good man was exercised all his life: and then you must needes confesse hee was no more broken with age, then he was worne and wasted with labours.
Lastly, his body is not simply, but by the way of comparison called barren or fruitless. For it was not like, that he which in the flower, & strength of age was unfit for procreation, should then begin when he was void of strength. Whereas he saith, he was not weak in faith, understand it thus, he did not shake or waver as we are wont to do in doubtful things. For there is a twofold weakness of faith, one,1 which by yielding to temptations of adversity, doth make us fall from the power of God: another which ariseth verily of imperfection, yet doth it not extinguish faith. For the intellect is never so illuminated, but there remain many relics of ignorance: the mind is never so stablished, but there abideth much doubting. The faithful therefore have a continual conflict with those vices of the flesh, namely, ignorance & doubting: in which conflict their faith is often times grievously assaulted, and put in hazard, yet at the length it overcometh: so that they may be called firm, even in infirmity.
Lastly, his body is not simply, but by the way of comparison called barren or fruitlesse. For it was not like, that he which in the flower, & strength of age was vnfit for procreation, shoulde then begin when he was voyd of strength. Wheras he saith, he was not weake in faith, vnderstand it thus, he did not shake or wauer as we are woont to doe in doubtfull things. For there is a twofold weakenesse of faith, one,1