A72378:71
Certain godly, and most necessary annotations upon the thirteenth chapter to the RomansCertaine godly, and most necessarie annotations vpon the thirteenth chapter to the Romanes
Certain godly, and most necessary annotations upon the thirteenth chapter to the Romans: set forth by the right vigilant pastor: John Hopper, by Gods calling, Bishop of Gloucester.Certaine godly, and most necessarie annotations vpon the thirteenth chapter to the Romanes: set forth by the right vigilant pastor: Iohn Hoper, by Gods calling, Bishop of Gloucester.
printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1583printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1583
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.
The text.
Therefore is love the fulfilling of the law.
Therefore is loue the fulfilling of the law.
Meaning by the law, the seco•• ⟨image 20⟩table of the ten Commandments, in the which is contained the duty and office of every man, to all manner of persons, of what condition soever they be. As for the law of the first table, which containeth the religion of God, fear, faith, love, prayer, obedience, patience, right use of Sacraments, with such other as appertaineth only unto God, and be the fountain and original of all good works. For here his argument and state is to tell what men should do to men, and in the first table is declared what man should do to God, fully and sufficiently, these two former parts, sufficiently declared by Saint Paul, he followeth with the third part of the chapter, which containeth an exhortation unto innocency and honesty of life.
MEaning by the lawe, the seco•• ⟨image 20⟩table of the ten Commaundements, in the which is contayned the duetye and office of euerye man, to all maner of persons, of what condition soeuer they be. As for the law of the first table, which contayneth the religion of God, feare, faith, loue, prayer, obedience, patience, right vse of Sacramentes, with such other as appertayneth onely vnto God, and be the fountayne and originall of all good workes. For here his argument and state is to tell what men shoulde doe to men, and in the first table is declared what man should doe to God, fully and sufficiently, these two former partes, sufficiently declared by Saint Paul, he followeth with the third part of the chapter, which contayneth an exhortation vnto innocencie and honesty of life.