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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.
That without ceasing. Yet he expresseth a greater heat of love, by his continual praying. For it was much, always to make mention of them, when he made his prayers unto God. And that we may have the sense more plain, I take this ⟨image 21⟩word, [Greek or Hebrew], in stead of a noun: as though it were said, in all my prayers, or as often as I come unto God in prayers, I make mention of you. And he speaketh not of every invocation of God, but of those prayers, whereunto whiles the saints will bestow themselves,1 all cares being set a part, they give their whole study to them. For oftentimes he might upon the sudden burst forth into this or that wish, and yet the Romans not in his remembrance: But as often as he did purposely, and as it were with meditation pray unto God, amongest others he was also mindful of them. Therefore he speaketh of peculiar prayers, whereunto the Saints do purposely dispose them selves: as we see the Lord himself in such prayers to have sought for a solitary place. And withal he giveth to understand how often, or rather how continually he was occupied in them, whiles he saith, he prayed without ceasing.
That without ceasing. Yet hee expresseth a greater heate of loue, by his continuall praying. For it was much, alwayes to make mention of them, when hee made his prayers vnto God. And that wee may haue the sense more plaine, I take this ⟨image 21⟩worde, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in steede of a nowne: as though it were said, in all my prayers, or as often as I come vnto God in prayers, I make mention of you. And hee speaketh not of euery inuocation of God, but of those praiers, whereunto whiles the saints will bestow themselues,1 all cares being set a part, they giue their whole studie to them. For oftentimes he mighte vpon the sodaine burst foorth into this or that wishe, and yet the Romans not in his remembrance: But as often as hee did purposely, and as it were with meditation pray vnto God, amongest others hee was also mindefull of them. Therefore hee speaketh of peculiar prayers, whereunto the Saints doe purposely dispose them selues: as wee see the Lorde himselfe in suche prayers to haue sought for a solitarie place. And withall he giueth to vnderstand howe often, or rather howe continually hee was occupied in them, whiles hee saith, hee prayed without ceasing.