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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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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.
13 Was that then which is good, made death unto me? God forbid. Yea sin that it might appear sin, wrought death in me by that which is good: that sin might be out of measure sinful by the commandment.
13 Was that then which is good, made death vnto mee? God forbid. Yea sinne that it might appeare sinne, wrought death in me by that which is good: that sinne might bee out of measure sinnefull by the commandement.
13 Was that then which is good. Hitherto he hath so cleared the law from all calumniations: that yet notwithstanding it remained doubtful, whither it were the cause of death or no. Yea here are mens minds wonderfully plunged, how it may be, that we should reap nothing but death, of so singular a benefit of god. Now therefore he answereth that objection, denying that death is of the law, although through occasion thereof, it is brought upon us by sin. And albeit this answer seemeth to be contrary unto that which he said before, namely, that the commandment which was ordained unto life, was found death unto him: yet in deed there is no contrariety. For before, he meant, that by our wickedness it cometh to pass, that we abuse the law to our destruction, otherwise then the nature of it doeth bear:1 and here he denieth it to be the matter of death, that death should be imputed to it. In the second to the Corinthians he speaketh more freely of the law, where he calleth it the administration of death. Howe be it that he doeth, as it is wont to be, in the heat of disputation: not respecting the nature of the law, but the opinion of the adversaries.
13 Was that then which is good. Hitherto hee hath so cleared the lawe from all calumniations: that yet notwithstanding it remained doubtfull, whither it were the cause of death or no. Yea here are mens mindes wonderfully plonged, how it may be, that we shold reape nothing but death, of so singular a benefit of god. Now therfore he answereth that obiection, denying that death is of the lawe, although through occasion thereof, it is brought vpon vs by sinne. And albeit this answere seemeth to be contrary vnto that which hee sayde before, namely, that the commaundement which was ordeined vnto life, was founde death vnto him: yet in deede there is no contrarietie. For before, he meant, that by our wickednesse it commeth to passe, that wee abuse the lawe to our destruction, otherwise then the nature of it doeth beare: