John Trapp on Romans 12:1
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Romans12:1
CHAP. XII. Verſe 1. That ye preſent]
AS they of old did their ſacrifices at the altar. With the burnt offering, wch ſignified the ſacrificing of the fleſh, was joyned the ſin-offering, that is, Chriſt, Faith applies Chriſt to the believer, & the believer to Chriſt.
Your bodies] That is, your whole perſon. Cainiſtae ſunt, ſaith Luther, offerentes non perſonam, ſed opus perſonae. They are Cainists that offer to God the work done, but do not offer themſelves to God.
A living ſacrifice] In the old law they had many kindes of Sacrifices killed and offered. Now (ſaith Origen) in ſtead of a Ramme we kill our irefull paſſions: in ſtead of a Goat our unclean affections: in ſtead of ſlying fowls our idle thoughts, &c.
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