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The Epistle to Romans, a New Tr., With Notes, by J. H. Godwin
The Epistle to Romans a New Tr With Notes by J H Godwin Author:Paul General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1873 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: INTRODUCTION. AUTHORSH1P. The Epistle is professedly that of the Apostle Paul, being dictated by him. i. 1 ; xvi. 22. Besides the salutation, it is proved to be his by its agreement with his style and opinions, his character and circumstances. It has been attributed to S. Paul from the first, all early Christian writers acknowledging it, and the most sceptical critics of modern times admitting its genuineness. The references to his travels present several coincidences with the record of S. Luke, and would alone establish the authenticity of the Epistle, and of the history. Similarities of thought and language are found here to all the Epistles of S. Paul, but especially to those written to Galatians and Corinthians. The same subjects are brought forward, and the sentiments are the same; while there is just the difference which belongs to the different relation in which the Apostle stood to churches which were founded by him, and where he was known by all ; and a church which had been formed independently of his ministry, and where he was personally known only by those whom he had met in other places. Allusions to this epistle are found in Clemens Rom., and Theo- philus; and it is quoted as S. Paul's, by Irenaeus, Clemens Alex., and Tertullian. The references are given in the works of Dr. Lardner, Dr. Davidson, and Dean Alford ; and the coincidences are shown in Paley's " Horae Paulinae." II. ROMAN CHR1ST1ANS. Every part of the letter shows that it was written to Christians, and that these were partly of Jewish, but mostly of Gentile origin. They are collectively described as Gentiles, and S. Paul ...« less