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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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7 But in Isaac shall thy seed be called. Paul goeth about this, that he might show how the secrete election of God, doth dominate over the external calling: and yet is not contrary to it; but rather tendeth to the confirmation and perfection of it. That he might therefore in order declare them both, in the first place, he taketh it as a thing granted,1 that the election of God is not tied to the carnal generation of Abraham, neither is that contained in the condition of the covenant: which thing he now confirmeth by a fit example. For if there ought to be any natural progeny, which should not fall from the covenant, that should chiefly have place in them, which did obtain the first degree: but seeing we see even in the first sons of Abraham, whiles he was yet alive,2 and the promise yet fresh, that one of the seed of Abraham, was separated or put apart: how much more may that come to pass, in a long posterity? and this testimony is taken out of Genesis, where the Lord answereth Abraham, that he had hard his prayers touching Ismael: but yet there was an other in whom the promised blessing should rest. Whereby it followeth that by special privilege some certain men are ⟨p. 120⟩chosen out of the elect people of God, in whom the common adoption might be effectual and firm.
7 But in Isaac shall thy seed be called. Paul goeth about this, that he might shew how the secrete election of God, doth dominate ouer the externall calling: and yet is not contrary to it; but rather tendeth to the confirmation and perfection of it. That he might therefore in order declare them both, in the first place, he taketh it as a thing graunted,1 that the election of God is not tyed to the carnall generation of Abraham, neither is that conteined in the condition of the couenant: which thing hee nowe confirmeth by a fit example. For if there ought to bee any naturall progenie, which should not fall from the couenant, that shold chiefly haue place in them, which did obteine the first degree: but seeing wee see euen in the first sonnes of Abraham, whiles hee was yet aliue,