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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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18 But if thou doest boast thy self, thou doest not bear the root. The gentiles cannot contend with the Jews of the dignity of their kindred, but they must strive with Abraham: which were too bad, seeing he is instead of a root, on the which they are borne and moved. Look therefore how absurd it should be for the branches proudly to boast themselves against the root: so absurd it were for the gentiles to glory against the Jews: namely in respect of the excellency of kindred. For Paul would have it alway weighed, whence the beginning of salvation is. And we know, after Christ by his coming had pulled down the partition wall, the whole world was replenished with that grace, which God before had laid up with an elect people. Whereby it followeth, that the calling of the gentiles is like to a grafting, neither did they otherwise grow up into the people of GOD, then as they took root in the stock of Abraham.
18 But if thou doest boast thy selfe, thou doest not beare the roote. The gentiles cannot contend with the Iewes of the dignitie of their kinred, but they must striue with Abraham: whiche were too bad, seeing he is insteed of a root, on the which they are borne and moued. Looke therfore how absurd it should be for the braunches proudly to boast themselues against the roote: so absurde it were for the gentiles to glorie against the Iewes: namely in respect of the excellency of kinred. For Paule would haue it alway weighed, whence the beginning of saluation is. And we knowe, after Christ by his comming had pulled downe the partition wall, the whole worlde was replenished with that grace, which God before had layde vp with an elect people. Whereby it followeth, that the calling of the gentiles is like to a grafting, neither did they otherwise growe vppe into the people of GOD, then as they tooke roote in the stocke of Abraham.
18 Thou wilt say then. In the person of the gentiles he pronounceth whatsoever they could pretend for themselves: and that was such, that it should have been so far from puffing ⟨p. 153⟩them up, that rather it should give unto them, matter of humility. For if the cutting off, of the Jews, was through unbelief, and the grafting in of the Gentiles by faith: what remaineth, but that by acknowledging the grace of God, they might thereby be prepared to modesty and submission?