Commentary on Romans

EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS. THE ARGUMENT With regard to the excellency of this Epistle, I know not whether it would be well for me to ...

law; and as they were proved to have transgressed it, they could not free themselves from the charge of iniquity, and a sentence ...

life, between the law and grace: it hence appears that our evils, however vast they are, are swallowed up by the infinite mercy ...

at the beginning of the ninth chapter. Having then spoken of his love towards his own nation, that he might not appear to speak ...

too intemperate; for the superstitious condemned the others as being despisers of God’s law; and the latter in their turn unreas ...

COMMENTARIES ON THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS. CHAPTER 1 Romans 1:1-7 Paulus, servus Iesu Christi, vocatus Apostolus, s ...

(^12) ) disciple of Christ. More probable is the opinion of Origen, who thought that he had two names; for it is not unlikely to ...

Then the meaning is, — that Paul was a servant of Christ, not any kind of servant, but an Apostle, and that by the call of God, ...

to me to be most agreeable with the context. We hence learn, that he who has made a due proficiency in the knowledge of Christ, ...

he was proclaimed the Son of God, according to what is said in Psalm 2:7, “I have this day begotten thee:” for this begetting re ...

kind. It is therefore deservedly counted a favor. If you prefer to say, “I have received grace that I should be an Apostle,” the ...

forbidden to pass through Macedonia and to preach the word in Mysia: for this was done, not that there were limits prescribed to ...

There are those who prefer to regard the word peace as signifying quietness of conscience; and that this meaning belongs to it s ...

The first thing worthy of remark is, that he so commends their faith,^29 that he implies that it had been received from God. We ...

oath aright, let us imitate the seriousness and the reverent manner exhibited by the Apostles; and that you may understand what ...

But we hence gather a profitable doctrine; for it ought to add no little encouragement to the ministers of the gospel, when they ...

gifts are distributed to each individual, that all may in kindness mutually assist one another, and transfer to others what each ...

fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. Et Græcis et Barbaris et sapientbus et stultis debitor sum. I am debtor bot ...

Two things are to be here considered — that the gospel is by a heavenly mandate destined and offered to the wise, in order that ...

shines forth in the gospel; if, again, the goodness of God deserves to be sought and loved by us, the gospel is a display of his ...