A17643:98
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.
16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Grecian.
16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth, to the Iewe first, and also to the Grecian.
17 For by it the righteousness of God is revealed, from faith to faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith.
17 For by it the righteousnesse of God is reuealed, from faith to faith: as it is written, the iust shall liue by faith.
16 I am not ashamed. This is a Preoccupation, or preventing of the adversaries objections, wherein he foresheweth that he cared not for the scoffings of the wicked, wherein also by the way he maketh unto him self a passage unto the setting forth of the dignity of the Gospel, least it should be contemptible to the Romans. Whiles he saith he is not ashamed, thereby he giveth to understand that it is contemptible in the sight of the world.1 And so he prepareth them now to the bearing of the reproach of the cross of Christ, least they should esteem less of the Gospel, whiles they see it subject to the scoffings and reproaches of the wicked: but on the contrary he showeth in how great price it is with the godly. First, if the power of God ought to be in high estimation with us, that shineth in the Gospel. If the goodness of God be worthy to be sought for and loved of us, the Gospel is an instrument of that goodness: worthy therefore is it to be reverenced, and honoured, if the power of God be to be reverenced: and as it is an instrument of our salvation, it is to be loved of us. And observe how much Paul attributeth unto the ministry of the word, when he testifieth, that therein God showeth forth his power unto salvation: for he speaketh not here of any secrete revelation, but of the vocal preaching of the Gospel.