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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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Finally this must be estimated by the office of piety and charity, that we do not break peace but being constrained through one of these. For we must so for quietness sake tolerate and suffer many things, pardon offences, favourably remit the severe rigour of the law, that yet we be prepared, (as often as need shall require) to sight courageously. For it can not be that the soldiers of Christ, should have a perpetual peace with the world, whose prince is Satan.
Finally this must be estimated by the office of pietie and charitie, that wee doe not breake peace but beeing constrayned through one of these. For wee must so for quietnesse sake tolerate and suffer many things, pardon offences, fauourably remit the seuere rigor of the law, that yet we be prepared, (as often as neede shall require) to sight couragiously. For it can not bee that the souldiers of Christ, should haue a perpetuall peace with the worlde, whose prince is Satan.
19 Not revenging your selves, beloved. That evil which he correcteth here, is more grievous then the former, whereof he made mention of late, as we have admonished, howbeit both of them arise out of the same fountain: namely, too much love of our selves, and natural pride, which maketh us very favourable to our own vices, but most severe towards others. Because therefore that disease doeth beget almost in all men, a furious desire of revenging, when they are touched but a little: here he commandeth, how grievously so ever we be hurt, that we our selves go not about to revenge our selves, but commit it to the Lord.
19 Not reuenging your selues, beloued. That euill whiche he correcteth here, is more grieuous then the former, whereof he made mention of late, as we haue admonished, howbeit both of them arise out of the same fountaine: namely, too much loue of our selues, and naturall pride, which maketh vs very fauourable to our owne vices, but most seuere towardes others. Because therefore that disease doeth beget almost in all men, a furious desire of reuenging, when they are touched but a little: heere hee commaundeth, howe grieuously so euer wee bee hurte, that wee our selues go not about to reuenge our selues, but commit it to the Lorde.