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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 when he might have said in the neuter gender, what shall separate us: he chose rather to attribute the person unto the dumb creatures, that he might commit into the fight with us, so many champions, as there be kinds of temptations which assault our faith.1 Furthermore these three differ amongest themselves thus, that tribulation comprehendeth every kind of grief and discommodity: but anguish is an inward passion, namely whiles extremities drive us unto our wits end. Such was the anguish of Abraham & Lot, whiles the one was constrained to offer his wife, the other his daughters: because they being hard bestead, and wrapped in on every side, could not tell what to do. Persecution properly noteth tyrannical violence, whereby the sons of God are unworthily vexed of the wicked. And although Paul denieth the sons to be distressed, or to be brought into narrow straits yet he is not contrary to himself:2 because he doth not simply make them free from painful care, but he understandeth they are delivered: as also the examples of Abraham and Lot declare.
For when hee might haue saide in the newter gender, what shall separate vs: hee chose rather to attribute the person vnto the dombe creatures, that hee might commit into the fight with vs, so many champions, as there bee kinds of temptations which assault our fayth.1 Furthermore these three differ amongest themselues thus, that tribulation comprehendeth euery kinde of griefe and discommoditie: but anguish is an inward passion, namely whiles extremities driue vs vnto our wits ende. Such was the angush of Abraham & Lot, whiles the one was constrained to offer his wife, the other his daughters: because they beeing hard bestead, and wrapped in on euery side, coulde not tell what to doe. Persecution properly noteth tyrannicall violence, whereby the sonnes of God are vnworthily vexed of the wicked. And although Paul denieth the sonnes to be destressed, or to bee brought into narrow straites yet hee is not contrary to himself:2 because he doth not simply make them free from paynefull care, but he vnderstandeth they are deliuered: as also the examples of Abraham and Lot declare.