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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.
CHAPTER. 9.
1 I Say the trueth in Christ, I lie not: mine own conscience bearing me witness together with the holy spirit. 2 That I have great heaviness, and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 I would wish my self to be accursed or abandoned from Christ for my brethren: I say, my kinsmen according to the flesh. 4 Who are the Israelites, to whom pertaineth the adoption, and glory, and testaments, and the giving of the law, & the service of God, and the promises. 5 Of whom are the fathers, and of whom Christ is according to the flesh, who is God over all blessed for ever. Amen.
1 I Say the trueth in Christ, I lie not: myne owne conscience bearing mee witnesse together with the holy spirite. 2 That I haue great heauinesse, and continuall sorrowe in my heart. 3 I woulde wishe my selfe to bee accursed or abandoned from Christ for my brethren: I say, my kinsmen according to the fleshe. 4 Who are the Israelites, to whom perteyneth the adoption, and glory, and testamentes, and the giuing of the law, & the seruice of God, and the promises. 5 Of whom are the fathers, and of whome Christe is according to the flesh, who is God ouer all blessed for euer. Amen.
IN this Chapter he beginneth to meet with those offences, which might turn away the hearts of men from Christ: namely that the Jews, for whom he was ordained by the covenant of the law, did not only refuse, or contemn him: but for the most part did abhor him. For hereupon one, of these two were thought to follow: either that the promises of God were not true, or else that that Jesus, whom Paul preached, was not the anointed of the Lord, which was peculiarly promised to the Jews. Both which doubts Paul doth notably unfold in that which followeth. How be it he doth so handle this place, that he doth bridle him self from all bitterness against the Jews, least he should exasperate their minds: & yet he yieldeth not one hire breadth unto them, to the damage of the Gospel.