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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.
CHAP. 10.
1 Brethren, my hearts desire, and prayer unto God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record, that they have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of ⟨image 147⟩God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law, for righteousness unto every one that believeth.
1 BRethren, my heartes desire, and prayer vnto God for Israel is, that they might be saued. 2 For I beare them recorde, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of the righteousnesse of God, and going aboute to establishe their owne righteousnesse, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnesse of ⟨image 147⟩God. 4 For Christe is the ende of the lawe, for righteousnesse vnto euery one that beleeueth.
Hereby we may see with how great carefulness the man of God doth occur or meet with offences. For yet that he might temper whatsoever was bitter or sharp, in opening the rejection of the Jews, he testifieth, as before, his good will towards them, and doth confirm the same by the effect: namely, that he had a care of their salvation before the Lord. For this affection springeth from pure charity. Although perhaps for some other cause also, he was forced to testify his love towards the nation whereof he came: for his doctrine had never been received of the Jews, if they had thought him to be their sworn enemy: and also his falling from the law had been suspected of the gentiles, because they had thought, that for the hatred of men, he was an Apostate from the law, as we have touched in the former Chapter.