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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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Then if the counsel of the Lord be, that Israel should be provoked unto emulation, Israel is not therefore fallen, that he should be thrown into eternal destruction: but that the blessing of God,1 which was contemned of them, might come unto the gentiles: to the end that they also at length, might be stirred to seek the Lord, from whom they are fallen. But there is no cause why the readers should greatly weary themselves in applying the testimony: for Paul doth not urge the proper sense of the word, but only alludeth unto the vulgar and known manner. For as emulation provoketh the wife being rejected from her husband for her fault, that she should study to reconcile herself: so now he saith it may come to pass, that when the Jews shall see the Gentiles placed in their room, they being touched with the sorrow of their divorcement, should seek for reconciliation.
Then if the counsaile of the Lord be, that Israel should be prouoked vnto emulation, Israel is not therefore fallen, that hee should be throwen into eternall destruction: but that the blessing of God,1 which was contemned of them, might come vnto the gentiles: to the end that they also at length, might bee stirred to seeke the Lorde, from whom they are fallen. But there is no cause why the readers shoulde greatly weary themselues in applying the testimonie: for Paule doth not vrge the proper sēce of the worde, but only alludeth vnto the vulgare and knowen manner. For as emulation prouoketh the wife being reiected from her husband for her fault, that she should studie to reconcile herselfe: so now he saith it may come to passe, yt when the Iewes shall see the Gentiles placed in their roome, they beeing touched with the sorow of their diuorcement, should seeke for reconciliation.
- 1The Jews are not therefore rejected that they should utterly perish.The Iewes are not therefore reiected that they should vtterly perishe.