A17643:736
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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23 That he might also declare the riches. Because I doubted not but in these two particles, kai ina, and that, there was a displacing of words, that being in the first place should be in the last: to the end this member might the better agree with the former, I have translated it: That he might also declare. And it is the second reason,1 which manifesteth the glory of God in the destruction of the reprobate: because thereby the greatness of the goodness of God towards the elect is more largely confirmed. For what do these differ from those, but that they are delivered from the same golf of destruction by the Lord? And that by no desert of their own, but of his free goodness. Therefore it can not otherwise be, but that infinite goodness of God towards the elect, should be commended more and more, when we consider how miserable all they are, who do not escape his wrath. I interpret the word glory, which is twice repeated here, to be put for the mercy of God, by the figure, metonymia, which is here by putting the effect ⟨image 142⟩for the cause: for his chiefest praise consisteth in doing good. So to the Ephesians,2 after he hath taught how we are adopted of God, to the praise of the glory of his grace, shortly after he addeth, that we are sealed by the spirit of inheritance to the praise of his glory, the word grace being left out. His meaning therefore is to signify, that the elect are instruments or vessels, whereby God doth exercise his mercy, that he might glorify his name in them.
23 That hee might also declare the riches. Because I doubted not but in these two particles, kai ina, and that, there was a displacing of woordes, that being in the first place shoulde bee in the last: to the ende this member might the better agree with the former, I haue translated it: That he might also declare. And it is the seconde reason,1 which manifesteth the glory of God in the destruction of the reprobate: because thereby the greatnes of the goodnes of God towards the elect is more largely confirmed. For what do these differ from those, but that they are deliuered from the same goulfe of destruction by the Lord? And that by no desert of their owne, but of his free goodnesse. Therefore it can not otherwise bee, but that infinite goodnesse of God towardes the elect, shoulde bee commended more and more, when wee consider howe miserable all they are, who doe not escape his wrath. I interprete the word glory, which is twise repeated heere, to bee put for the mercy of God, by the figure, metonymia, which is heere by putting the effect