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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.
And alway ⟨image 112⟩we are to remember that counsel of the Apostle: namely, that free remission of sins cannot be separated from the spirit of regeneration: because this were as a man would say, to rent Christ in pieces. Which thing if it be true, it is marvel that we are charged, by the adversaries of the Gospel, with arrogance, that we dare acknowledge the spirit of Christ dwelling in us. For either we must deny Christ, or confess, that we are Christians by his spirit. Surely it is horrible to hear, that men are so fallen from the word of the Lord, that they do not only boast themselves to be Christians without the spirit of God: but also they scoff at the faith of others. But this is the Philosophy of Papists.
And alway ⟨image 112⟩wee are to remember that counsaile of the Apostle: namelye, that free remission of sinnes cannot bee separated from the spirite of regeneration: because this were as a man woulde saye, to rent Christe in peeces. Which thing if it be true, it is maruaile that wee are charged, by the aduersaries of the Gospell, with arrogancie, that wee dare acknowledge the spirite of Christe dwelling in vs. For eyther wee muste denie Christe, or confesse, that wee are Christians by his spirite. Surely it is horrible to heare, that men are so fallen from the woorde of the Lorde, that they doe not onely boast themselues to bee Christians without the spirite of God: but also they scoffe at the faith of others. But this is the Philosophie of Papists.
Now verily let the Readers mark here, that the spirit is indifferently sometime called the spirit of God the father, sometime of Christ: not only because all the fullness thereof is shed upon Christ,1 as he is our mediator and head, that from thence might redound to every one of us his portion: but also because the same spirit is common to the father and the Son, who have one essence, add the same eternal deity. Yet because we have no communication with God, but through Christ, the Apostle very wisely descendeth from the father (who seemeth to be further of) unto Christ.