A17643:879
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.
21 For if he spared not the natural branches. This is a most strong reason to beat down all security. For the rejection of the Jews ought never to be remembered, but it should pierce and shake us with horror. For what was it did destroy them, but that through the reckless security of the preeminence they had gotten, they contemned the judgement of God? they were not spared when they were natural branches: what then shall become of us being wild and foreign, if we wax proud above measure? But this cogitation, as it prepareth us unto distrust of our selves, so it causeth us that we cleave faster and more surely to the goodness of God. And here again it appeareth more certainly, that the speech is generally directed unto the body of the Gentiles, because this cutting off, of the which he speaketh, could not agree unto private men, whose election is immutable, namely being founded upon the eternal purpose of God. Therefore Paul denounceth against the Gentiles, if they advance them selves against the Jews, that there is prepared a reward for their pride, because God will again reconcile to himself that former people, with whom he made a divorcement.
21 For if he spared not the naturall braunches. This is a most strong reason to beate downe all securitie. For the reiection of the Iewes ought neuer to be remembred, but it shoulde pearce and shake vs with horrour. For what was it did destroy them, but that through the retchles securitie of ye preeminence they had gotten, they contemned the iudgement of God? they were not spared when they were naturall braunches: what then shall become of vs being wilde and forraine, if wee waxe proude aboue measure? But this cogitation, as it prepareth vs vnto distrust of our selues, so it causeth vs that we cleaue faster and more surely to the goodnesse of God. And heere againe it appeareth more certaynely, that the speeche is generally directed vnto the bodie of the Gentiles, because this cutting off, of the which he speaketh, coulde not agree vnto priuate men, whose election is immutable, namely being founded vpon the eternall purpose of God. Therefore Paule denounceth agaynst the Gentiles, if they aduaunce them selues agaynst the Iewes, that there is prepared a rewarde for their pride, because God wil againe reconcile to himselfe that former people, with whom he made a diuorcement.