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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.
29 For those which he knew before, he also predestinate to be made like to the image of his Son, that he might be the first borne amongst many brethren.
29 For those which he knew before, he also predestinate to be made like to the image of his sonne, that he might bee the first borne amongst many brethren.
30 And whom he hath predestinate, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he justified, and whom he justified, them also he glorified.
30 And whom he hath predestinate, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he iustified, and whom hee iustified, them also he glorified.
28 Also we know. Out of the premisses he now concludeth, that the miseries of this life are so far from hindering our salvation, that rather they further it. Neither letteth it, that he hath put the particle illative, seeing it is no novelty with him, so to confound adverbs: although this conclusion doeth also contain a Preoccupation. For here the sense of flesh exclaimeth, that it appeareth not God doth hear our prayers, seeing our afflictions proceed alway in the same course. Therefore the Apostle preventeth that, saying, although God doth not by and by help his, yet he doeth not forsake them; because by a wonderful skill, he turneth those things to their salvation, which seemed discommodities. If any had rather read this sentence by it self, as though Paul went about by a new argument, to prove that adversities which further our salvation, are not heavily and grievously to be borne, I do not gainstande it. In the mean while the counsel of Paul is not bscure, although the elect and reprobate ⟨p. 108⟩