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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.
But the purpose of the Apostle in this former member, is to advance the mere grace of God, that no other cause should be sought for in the calling of the Gentiles then this, namely, that he vouchsafed to embrace them, being unworthy of his favour.1 He speaketh of righteousness by name, without the which salvation cometh not: but whiles he saith it proceeded ⟨p. 132⟩from faith, he giveth to understand that the righteousness of the Gentiles doth consist in free reconciliation. For if any imagine they were therefore justified, because by faith they had gotten the spirit of regeneration, he is far wide from the mind of Paul. For it could not be true, that they obtained that they sought not, unless the Lord freely embraced them strange and wandering, & offered them righteousness, whereof, in as much as they knew it not, there could flourish no study amongst them. But also it is to be noted, that the Gentiles did not otherwise obtain righteousness by faith, but because God prevented their faith by his grace.
But the purpose of the Apostle in this former member, is to aduance the meere grace of God, that no other cause shoulde bee sought for in the calling of the Gentiles then this, namely, that hee vouchsaued to imbrace them, being vnworthie of his fauour.1 Hee speaketh of righteousnesse by name, without the which saluation commeth not: but whiles hee sayth it proceeded ⟨p. 132⟩from faith, hee giueth to vnderstande that the righteousnesse of the Gentiles doth consist in free reconciliation. For if any imagine they were therfore iustified, because by fayth they had gotten the spirit of regeneration, he is farre wide from the mind of Paul. For it could not be true, yt they obtayned yt they sought not, vnlesse the Lorde freely imbraced them straynge and wandering, & offered them righteousnesse, whereof, in as much as they knewe it not, there coulde flourishe no studie amongst them. But also it is to bee noted, that the Gentiles did not otherwise obteine righteousnesse by fayth, but because God preuented theyr fayth by his grace.
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