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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.
In the next chapter he taketh on him an exhortation, which was very necessary for the present time. For there were some, who, through obstinate superstition, being addicted to the observations of Moses, could not without great offence suffer the neglect of them. Again, there were othersome, who being confirmed, touching the abrogation or taking away of them, whiles they went about to remove superstition, ⟨image 13⟩purposely showed forth a contempt of them.
In the nexte chapter hee taketh on him an exhortation, which was very necessarie for the present tyme. For there were some, who, through obstinate superstition, beeing addicted to the obseruations of Moses, could not without great offence suffer the neglect of them. Agayne, there were othersome, who being confirmed, touching the abrogation or taking away of them, whiles they went about to remooue superstition, ⟨image 13⟩purposely shewed foorth a contempte of them.
Both parties offended through untemperatures. For the superstitious condemned the others, as contemners of the Law of GOD: and they again without discretion despised the simplicity of the others.
Both parties offended throughe vntemperatures. For the superstitious condemned the others, as contemners of the Lawe of GOD: and they agayne without discretion despised the simplicitie of the others.
Therefore the Apostle putteth down for them both a convenient moderation: calling those were strong from pride and disdain, and those were superstitious of infirmity and weakness, from their too much frowardness.