Commentary upon the Epistle to the Romans

Name: Commentary upon the Epistle to the Romans
Author: John Calvin

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

John Calvin 1509–1564London: 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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Which he had promised before, &c. Because that doctrine which is suspected to be new even through the suspicion of newness hath lost a great part of his authority: he establisheth the faith of the Gospel, by the antiquity thereof: as if he should say, Christ came not into the earth upon the sudden,¹ neither brought he a new, & strange kind of doctrine: for he himself together with his Gospel, hath been promised, & looked for, since the beginning of the world. Now because antiquity is many times feigned, he addeth witnesses, and those also approved, that all suspicion might be taken away: namely the Prophets of God. Thirdly he addeth that their testimonies are truly registered: namely, in the holy Scriptures. Out of this place we may gather what the Gospel is: which he teacheth not to have been preached, but only promised by the Prophets. Therefore if the Prophets did promise the Gospel, it followeth then, that the Lord being at the length manifested in the flesh, it was exhibited: they are therefore deceived that confound the promises with the Gospel:² seeing the Gospel properly is a solemn preaching of Christ manifested, in whom the promises are exhibited.

Which he had promised before, &c. Because that doctrine which is suspected to be new euen through the suspition of newnesse hath lost a great part of his authority: hee establisheth the faith of the Gospel, by the antiquity thereof: as if he should say, Christ came not into the earth vpō the suddaine,¹ neither brought he a new, & strāge kynd of doctrine: for he himselfe together with his Gospel, hath beene promised, & looked for, since the beginning of the world. Now because antiquity is many times feined, he addeth witnesses, and those also approued, that all suspition might be taken away: namely the Prophets of God. Thirdly he addeth that their testimonies are truely registred: namely, in the holy Scriptures. Out of this place wee may geather what the Gospel is: which he teacheth not to haue beene preached, but only promised by the Prophets. Therfore if the Prophets did promise the Gospel, it followeth then, that the Lorde being at the length manifested in the flesh, it was exhibited: they are therfore deceiued that confound the promises with the Gospell:²

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