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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.
15 For if the rejection. Some do lewdly corrupt this place which many count to be obscure: in my judgement it ought to be so understood, that it is another argument taken from the comparing of the less and greater, to this sense, if the casting off of the Jews could do so much, that it should give cause to the reconciling of the gentiles: of how much more force shall their receiving be? Ought it not even to raise from the dead? For Paul persisteth still in this, that the gentiles have no cause of envy, as though, the Jews being received into favour, their estate should be the worse. He reasoneth therefore, that seeing God hath wonderfully brought life out of death, and darkness out of light, it is much more to be looked for, that the raising again of a people as it were clean dead, should quicken the gentiles. Neither letteth that which some allege, namely, that reconciliation differeth not from resurrection, as we do here understand resurrection, namely, whereby we are translated from the kingdom of death into the kingdom of life. For although the thing be one, yet there is less and more weight in the words, which sufficeth to the force of the argument.
15 For if the reiection. Some doe lewdely corrupt this place which many count to be obscure: in my iudgemēt it ought to be so vnderstood, that it is another argument taken from the comparing of the lesse and greater, to this sence, if the casting off of the Iewes could doe so much, that it should giue cause to ye reconciling of the gentiles: of how much more force shall their receiuing be? Ought it not euen to raise from the dead? For Paul persisteth stil in this, that the gentiles haue no cause of enuie, as though, the Iewes being receiued into fauour, their estate should be the worse. He reasoneth therfore, that seeing God hath woonderfully brought life out of death, and darknes out of light, it is much more to be looked for, that the raysing againe of a people as it were cleane dead, should quicken the gentiles. Neither letteth that which some alleadge, namely, that reconciliation differeth not from resurrection, as we do here vnderstand resurrection, namely, whereby we are translated from the kingdome of death into the kingdome of life. For although the thing be one, yet there is lesse and more weight in the wordes, which sufficeth to the force of the argument.