A17643:969
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Erasmus was deceived in the word Eulogein: because he observed not that it was opposed against cursings,1 and maledictions. For Paul in both of them would have God to be a witness of our patience, how not only we bridle the fury of our wrath in our wishes, but also by praying for their remission we testify that we are sorry for them, whiles they perish wilfully.
Erasmus was deceiued in the woorde Eulogein: because hee obserued not that it was opposed against cursings,1 and maledictions. For Paule in both of them woulde haue God to bee a witnesse of our patience, howe not onely wee bridle the furie of our wrath in our wishes, but also by praying for their remission we testifie that we are sory for them, whiles they perish wilfully.
- 1Our patience must appear not only in not wishing evil, but also in wishing good to our enemies.Our patience must appeare not only in not wishing euill, but also in wishing good to our enimies.
15 Rejoice with them rejoice, &c. In the third place he putteth a general sentence, that the faithful embracing one another with a mutual affection, do account the estate one of another common unto them. And he reciteth the parts or the kinds in the first place, that they should rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep, For so the nature of true love requireth: that every one had rather mourn with his brother, then through pleasure or idleness, to behold his sorrow a far off. The substance then is, that we apply our selves one to another as much as may be: and what condition so ever come, that every one take upon him the feeling of another mans estate, whither to sorrow with him in adversity, or to rejoice with him in prosperity. And truly not to be glade at the felicity of ones brother is envy: & not to sorrow at his adversity, is inhumanity. Let then that likeliness or mutual combination of affection be amongst us, which may together conform us unto all affections.