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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.
11 For sin taking an occasion by the commandment, led me out of the way, and by that killed me.
11 For sinne taking an occasion by the commandemēt, led me out of the way, and by that killed me.
12 Wherefore the law is holy, & the commandment holy, and just, and good.
12 Wherefore the law is holye, & the commaundement holy, and iust, and good.
For without the law. Here he doth plainly express the meaning of the former words. For it is as much as if he said, that knowledge of sin without the law, is buried. And it is the general sentence, whereunto he doth by and by apply his example. Wherefore I marvel what the interpreters meant to translate it in the preterimperfectence, as though Paul spake of himself: seeing it is apparent that his mind was to begin at an universal proposition, and afterward to open the matter by his example.
For without the law. Here he doth plainely expresse the meaning of the former words. For it is as much as if he said, yt knowledge of sinne without the law, is buried. And it is ye generall sentence, wherunto he doth by and by apply his example. Wherfore I maruell what the interpreters meant to translate it in the preterimperfectence, as though Paule spake of himselfe: seeing it is apparant that his mind was to begin at an vniuersal proposition, and afterward to open the matter by his example.