A17643:987
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.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
21 Bee not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with good.
20 Therefore if thy. Now he declareth how we may truly fulfil those precepts of not revenging, and recompensing evil: namely, if we do not only abstain from doing injury, but also do good unto those do hurt us. For that is a certain kind of indirect retaliation or requiting, when we turn our beneficence away from those have hurt us. Under the name of meat and drink, understand thou all kind of duties. According therefore to thy ability, what so ever thy enemy standeth in need of, whither riches, counsel, or labour, thou ought to help him.
20 Therefore if thy. Nowe hee declareth howe we may truely fulfill those preceptes of not reuenging, and recompencing euill: namely, if we doe not onely abstayne from doing iniurie, but also doe good vnto those do hurt vs. For that is a certayne kind of indirect retaliation or requiting, when wee turne our beneficence away from those haue hurte vs. Vnder the name of meate and drinke, vnderstand thou all kinde of dueties. According therefore to thy abilitie, what so euer thy enemie standeth in neede of, whither riches, counsayle, or labour, thou ought to helpe him.
Furthermore he calleth him our enemy, not whom we hate, but who hateth us. And if so be they are to be holpen according to the flesh, much less is their health or salvation to be hindered by contrary imprecations. Thou shalt heap coals of fire. 1Because we are not willing to loose both charges and labour, he showeth what fruit shall come, if we do courteously entertain our enemies. By coals some understand destruction, which is returned upon the head of the enemy, if we do good to him is unworthy, and behave our selves towards him, otherwise then he is worthy: for so his fault is doubled. Others had rather understand it, that his mind is allured to love us again, when he perceiveth how courteously he is entertained. I take it more simply, that his mind shall be inclined to one part For surely either thy enemy shall be mollified by thy benefits, or if he be so barbarous, that he will be nothing meeked, yet