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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.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the affections of sins, which are by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
5 For when we were in the fleshe, the affections of sinnes, which are by the lawe, wroughte in our members to bring foorth fruite vnto death.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, being dead unto it, wherein we were holden: that we should serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
6 But now we are deliuered from the law, being dead vnto it, wherein we were holden: that we should serue in newnes of the spirite, and not in oldnesse of the letter.
5 For when we were. By the contrary he showeth yet more plainly, how ill those, that are zealous of the law, deal, to detain the faithful yet under the power thereof. For so long as the literal doctrine of the law ruleth and beareth sway, the lasciviousness of the flesh is not bridled, but rather it increaseth. Whereby it followeth that the kingdom of righteousness is not established, till Christ have freed us from the law. And withal Paul admonisheth what works do become us being loosed from the law. So long therefore as a man is holden under the yoke of the law, by sinning continually, he can bring nothing unto himself but death. If the service of the law begetteth sin only, then deliverance which is contrary must tend unto righteousness: if that lead unto death, then this unto life. But let us consider the very words of Paul. Whiles he goeth about to describe that time, wherein we were under the dominion of the law, he saith we were in the flesh. Whereby we understand, that all they which are under the law, ⟨p. 83⟩