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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 add, that Paul according to the phrase of the Hebrew tongue hath used the pretertence in the verbs, for the present tense. Surely it is out of question, that a continual action is noted,1 to this sense: whom God now after his own counsel exerciseth with adversity, those he also calleth and justifieth into the hope of salvation: so that they loose no jot of glory whiles they are humbled. For albeit the present miseries do deform it before the world: yet before God and his Angels it always appeareth perfect. This therefore is the meaning of Paul by this gradation, that the afflictions of the faithful whereby they are humbled, do not appertain to any other end, then that they having obtained the glory of the celestial kingdom, might come unto the glory of the resurrection of Christ, with whom they ⟨p. 110⟩are now crucified.
And adde, that Paule according to the phrase of ye Hebrue tongue hath vsed the pretertence in the verbes, for the present tence. Surely it is out of question, that a continuall actiō is noted,1 to this sence: whom God now after his owne counsel exerciseth with aduersitie, those he also calleth and iustifieth into the hope of saluation: so that they loose no iot of glorie whiles they are humbled. For albeit the present miseries doe deforme it before the world: yet before God and his Angels it alwaies appeareth perfect. This therfore is the meaning of Paul by this gradation, that the afflictions of the faithfull whereby they are humbled, doe not apperteyne to any other ende, then that they hauing obteyned the glorie of the celestiall kingdome, might come vnto the glorie of the resurrection of Christ, with whom they ⟨p. 110⟩are nowe crucified.
- 1The godly loose as jot of glory whiles they are humbled.The godly loose as iot of glory whiles they are humbled.