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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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12 Wherefore if the fall of them. Because he had taught, that after the Jews were divorced, the gentiles entered in their steed: least he should make the salvation of the Jews odious unto the gentiles, as though the salvation of the gentiles, stood upon the destruction of the Jews: he preventeth the false opinion, & putteth down the contrary sentence, namely, that nothing serveth more to promote the salvation of the gentiles, then if the grace of God did flourish and abound greatly with the Jews. Which thing that he might prove, he useth an argument from the less. If their fall could raise up the ⟨p. 151⟩Gentiles, and their diminishing enrich them, how much more shall their fullness? For that was done against nature, but this should come to pass by the order of nature. Neither doth it hinder this reason, that the word of God came unto the Gentiles,1 after the Jews by refusing of it, had (as it were) vomited it. For if they had received it, their faith had brought much more fruit, then their infidelity brought by this occasion. For so both the trueth of God had been confirmed, because it had appeared to be fulfilled in them: and they also by doctrine had brought many, whom by their stubbornness they rather turned away. And he had spoken more properly, if he had opposed rising of the gen tiles against the fall of the Jews. Which I therefore note least any should seek here for the elegance of speech, or be offended at the rudeness of speech. For these are spoken not to frame the tongue, but the heart.
12 Wherfore if the fall of them. Because he had taught, that after the Iewes were diuorced, the gētiles entred in their steed: least he should make the saluation of the Iewes odious vnto the gētiles, as though the saluatiō of the gētiles, stood vpō ye destructiō of ye Iewes: he preuēteth ye false opinion, & putteth downe the cōtrary sētence, namely, yt nothing serueth more to promote the saluation of the gētiles, then if the grace of God did floorish and aboūd greatly with the Iewes. Which thing yt he might proue, he vseth an argument frō ye lesse. If their fall could raise vp the ⟨p. 151⟩Gentiles, and their diminishing inritch them, how muche more shall their fulnes? For that was done against nature, but this shoulde come to passe by the order of nature. Neither doth it hinder this reason, that the word of God came vnto the Gentiles,