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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.
Here also we learn how greatly the preaching of the Gospel is to be desired, and how highly it is to be esteemed of all good men, which is commended in such sort by the mouth of God. Neither is it to be doubted but that God speaketh gloriously of the incomparable price of this treasure, that all mens minds may be awaked and stirred up to seek for the same greedily. By this word feet understand in this place their coming, by the figure metonymia.
Heere also we learne howe greatly the preaching of the Gospell is to be desired, and howe highly it is to bee esteemed of all good men, which is commended in suche sorte by the mouth of God. Neyther is it to bee doubted but that God speaketh gloriously of the incomparable price of this treasure, that all mens mindes may be awaked and stirred vp to seeke for the same greedily. By this woorde feete vnderstande in this place their comming, by the figure metonymia.
16 But all have not obeyed the Gospel. This pertaineth nothing to that argument which Paul prosecuteth and followeth in this gradation. And therefore he doeth not repeat it in the conclusion which followeth straightways: but yet it was very necessary & expedient for Paul to join this also in steed of a preoccupation, least that where as it was said, that the word doeth alway ordinarily go before faith, even as the seed is before the corn, any man should reason or draw an argument from the contrary part, and infer, that faith must needs follow, wheresoever the word is. For so might Israel glory, who never wanted the word.1 Therefore it was meet and requisite for him to declare this in his way or passage, that many are called who are not chosen. And heriteth a place out of Isaiah and John, where the Prophet being about to publish that excellent oracle of the death and kingdom of Christ, Doth first with admiration and wonder speak of the paucity and fewness of believers, which in spirit appeared such to him, as forced him to cry out: Lord who hath believed our report, that is to say, the words which we have preached.