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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/commentaryonepis00calv/page/n8/mode/1upOf all commentators I believe John Calvin to be the most candid...He was no trimmer and pruner of texts. He gave their meaning as far as he knew it. His honest intention was to translate the Hebrew and the Greek originals as accurately as he possibly could, and then to give the meaning which would naturally be conveyed by such Greek and Hebrew words: he laboured, in fact, to declare, not his own mind upon the Spirit's words, but the mind of the Spirit as couched in those words. Dr. King very truly says of him, "No writer ever dealt more fairly and honestly by the Word of God. He is scrupulously careful to let it speak for itself, and to guard against every tendency of his own mind to put upon it a questioneble meaning for the sake of establishing some doctrine which he feels to be important, or some theory which he is anxious to uphold. This is one of his prime excellences. He will not maintain any doctrine, however orthodox and essential, by a text of Scripture which to him appears of doubtful application, or of inadequate force...whether we agree in his conclusion or not, [he] cannot fail to produce the conviction that he is at least an honest commentator, and will not make any passage of Scripture speak more or less than, according to his view, its divine Author intended it to speak."
Excerpted from "Commenting and commentaries" by Charles Spurgeon, 1876 (Summary by InTheDesert)
Target completion date: 2021-12-31
Prooflistening level: Standard
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, by John Calvin, translated by Francis Sibson. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, by John Calvin, translated by Francis Sibson. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, by John Calvin, translated by Francis Sibson."
Filename: commentaryonromans_##_calvin_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. commentaryonromans_01_calvin_128kb.mp3)
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MC to select: TriciaG
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