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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.
For what I would do. You may not understand this to have bin alway in him, as though he could never do any good: but only he complaineth that he could not do that he coveted: namely that he could not prosecute that was good, with such alacrity as was meet, because he was holden in a manner bond: again, that he fainted in that wherein he would not, because he ⟨p. 89⟩was feeble through the infirmity of the flesh. The godly mind therefore doeth not that good it would,1 because it standeth not with courage as were meet: and it doth the evil it would not, because it desireth to stand, and falleth, or at the least shaketh.
For what I woulde doe. You maye not vnderstand this to haue bin alway in him, as though he coulde neuer do any good: but onely he complayneth that he could not doe that he coueted: namely that he coulde not prosecute that was good, with such alacritie as was meete, because hee was holden in a maner bond: againe, that he fainted in that wherein he would not, because hee ⟨p. 89⟩was feeble through the infirmitie of the fleshe. The godly minde therefore doeth not that good it woulde,1 because it standeth not with courage as were meete: and it doth the euill it would not, because it desireth to stande, and falleth, or at the least shaketh.
- 1Howe the godly do not that they would.Howe the godly do not that they woulde.
Howbeit this will and nill, must be referred unto the spirit, which ought to have the principality in the faithful. Yea the flesh hath his will: but Paul calleth that, will, which he coveted with the special affection of his heart: and he calleth that contrary to his will, which did gaynestande the same.