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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
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11 hath lead me out of the way. Verily true it is, although the will of God be hidden from us, and no doctrine doth shine unto us, the whole life of men is wandering and full of errors: yea until the law doeth show unto us the way of a right life, we can do nothing but wander. Yet because then we begin to feel our error, when the Lord doeth reprove us a loud, Worthily saith Paul, that when sin is discovered, then we are led forth of the way. So then the word Ex apatan: that is, to lead out of the way is not to be understood of the thing it self, but of knowledge: namely,1 for that by the law it is apparent how much we have declined from the right course: therefore of necessity it was to be translated, hath led out of the way, because hereby sinners, (who went on securely before) began to have a loathing and disliking of them selves, whiles after the filthiness of sin was revealed by the law, they understood how they made hast unto death. Finally he inferreth again the name of occasion, that we might know how the law by it self is not deadly, but that cometh otherwise, and is (as a man would say) foreign or such as cometh by some other means.
11 hath lead mee out of the way. Verily true it is, although the will of God bee hidden from vs, and no doctrine doth shine vnto vs, the whole life of men is wandering and full of errours: yea vntill the lawe doeth shewe vnto vs the way of a right life, wee can doe nothing but wander. Yet because then wee beginne to feele our errour, when the Lorde doeth reproue vs a loude, Worthily saith Paule, that when sin is discouered, then wee are ledde foorth of the way. So then the woorde Ex apatan: that is, to leade out of the way is not to bee vnderstood of the thing it selfe, but of knowledge: namely,1 for that by the lawe it is apparnt howe much wee haue declined from the right course: therefore of necessitie it was to bee translated, hath ledde out of the way, because hereby sinners, (who went on securely before) began to haue a loathing and disliking of them selues, whiles after the filthinesse of sinne was reueiled by the lawe, they vnderstoode howe they made hast vnto death. Finally hee inferreth agayne the name of occasion, that wee might knowe howe the lawe by it selfe is not deadly, but that commeth otherwise, and is (as a man woulde say) forraine or such as commeth by some other meanes.