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Romans 1

1 Paul shows by whom, and to what purpose he is called. 13 His ready will. 16 What the Gospel is. 20 The use of creatures and wherefore they were made. 21.24 The ingratitude, perversity, and punishment of all mankind.
1.Paul, a ^servant of JESUS CHRIST, acalled to be an Apostle, b*put apart to preach the Gospel of God,
2.(Which he had promised afore by his *Prophets in the choly Scriptures)
3.Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, (which was made of the dseed of David according to the flesh,
4.And declared mightly to be the Son of God, touching the Spirit of esanctification by the resurrection from the dead)
5.By whom we have received fgrace and Apostleship (that obedience might be given unto the faith) in his Name among all the Gentiles,
6.Among whom ye be also the gcalled of Jesus Christ:
7.To all you that be at Rome beloved of God, called to be e Paul to the Romaines. Saints: *hGrace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
8.First I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout ithe whole world.
9.For God is my witness (whom I serve in my kspirit in the lGospel of his Son) that without ceasing I make mention of you
10.Always in my prayers, beseeching, that by some means one time or other I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you.
11.*For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, to strengthen you,
12.That is, that I might be comforted together with you, through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.
13.Now my brethren, I would that ye should not be ignorant, how that I have often times purposed to come unto you, (but have been mlet hitherto,) that I might have some nfruit also among you, as I have among the other Gentiles.
14.I am debtor both to the Grecians, and to the Barbarians, both to the wisemen and unto the unwise.
15.Therefore, asmuch as in me is, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you also that are at Rome.
16.For I am not oashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the *ppower of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the ^Grecian.
17.For by it the qrighteousness of rGod is revealed, from faith to faith: as it is written, *The just shall live by faith.
18.For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all sungodliness, and unrighteousness of men, which withhold the truth in tunrighteousness,
19.For as much as that, which may be known of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it unto them.
20.For the invisible things of him, that is, his eternal power and Godhead, are seen by the creation of the world, being considered in his works, to the intent that they should be without excuse: 3 21*Because that when they knew God, they uglorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was full of darkness.
22.When they professed themselves to be wise, they became fools.
23.For they turned the glory of the incorruptible God to the similitude of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and of creeping things.
24.Wherefore also God xygave them up to their heart’s lusts, unto uncleanness, to defile their own bodies between themselves:
25.Which turned the truth of God unto a lie, and worshipped and served the creature, ^forsaking the Creator, which is blessed for ever, Amen.
26.For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature.
27.And likewise also the men left the natural use of the woman, and burned in their ^lust one toward another, and man with man wrought filthiness, and received in themselves such recompence of their error, as was mete.
28.For as they regarded not to know God, even so God delivered them up unto a zreprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient,
29.Being full of all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, of murder, of debate, of deceit, taking all things in the evil part, whisperers,
30.Backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, such as can never be appeased, merciless.
31.Which men, though they knew athe ^Law of God, how that they which commit such things, are worthy of death, yet not only do the same, but also, bfavour them that do them.

Notes

1-*.
Acts 13.2
1-^.
or minister
1-a.
Through God’s mercy, and also appointed by commandment to this Apostleship.
1-b.
Or chosen by the eternal counsel of God, or by the declaration of the same counsel.
2-*.
Deu. 18.15, Acts 3.22
2-c.
The Scriptures only set forth the great benefit of God promised and performed to the world in Jesus Christ.
3-d.
Meaning of the posterity and of the flesh of the virgin Marie.
4-e.
By the Spirit he declares that Christ is God whose power did so sanctify his humanity, that it could not feel corruption, not yet remain in death.
5-f.
Which was that most liberal benefit to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ.
6-g.
That is, by the mercy of God are adopted in Jesus Christ.
7-*.
1 Cor.1.3, Gal. 1.3, 2 Tim.1.2
7-h.
The free mercy of God and prosperous success in all things.
8-i.
That is, through all Christian Churches.
9-k.
Earnestly, and from the heart.
9-l.
In preaching the Son of God, that is, reconciliation and peace through Christ.
11-*.
Chap. 15.23
13-m.
Either by Satan 1 Thess. 2.18, or by the holie Ghost, Acts 16.6, or called to some other place to preach the Gospel. Chap. 15.20.
13-n.
Whereof is spoken John 15.16
16-*.
1 Cor. 1.18
16-^.
Or, Gentile.
16-o.
He passeth not for the mocking of the wicked.
16-p.
Or, effectual instrument.
17-*.
Hab. 2.4, Gal. 3.11, Ebr. 10.38
17-q.
The perfection, and integrity which whosoever hath, appears before God holy, blameless, and can be accused of no fault and this justice is contrary to man’s justice, or the justice of works, and only is apprehended by faith which daily increases, Psal. 84.7
17-r.
Which God approves.
18-s.
He divided the law of nature corrupt into ungodliness, and unright- eousness. Ungodliness contains the false worshipping of God: unright- eousness, breach of love toward man.
18-t.
In that they neither worship God, as nature partly teaches them, nor love one another.
21-*.
Eph. 4.18
21-u.
They worshipped him not as he prescribed, but after their good intentions.
24-x.
Or delivered them as a just judge.
24-y.
Seeing men would not according to the knowledge that God gave them, worship him aright, he smote their hearts with blindness that they should not know themselves, but do injury one to another and commit such horrible villainy.
25-^.
Or, above the Creator.
27-^.
Or, appetite.
28-z.
That is, such one as was destitute of all judgement.
31-^.
Or, righteousness.
31-a.
Which Law God writ in their consciences, and the Philosophers called it the Law of nature: the lawyers, the law of nations, whereof Moses’ Law is a plain exposition.
31-b.
Or consent to them: which is the full measure of all iniquity.