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A commentary or exposition upon the two Epistles general of Saint Peter, and that…A commentarie or exposition vppon the twoo Epistles generall of Sainct Peter, and that…
A commentary or exposition upon the two Epistles general of Saint Peter, and that of Saint Jude. First faithfully gathered out of the lectures and preachings of that worthy instrument in God's Church, Doctor Martin Luther. And now out of Latin, for the singular benefit and comfort of the godly, familiarly translated into English by Thomas NewtonA commentarie or exposition vppon the twoo Epistles generall of Sainct Peter, and that of Sainct Jude. First faithfullie gathered out of the lectures and preachinges of that worthie instrumente in Goddes Churche, Doctour Martine Luther. And now out of Latine, for the singuler benefite and comfort of the godlie, familiarlie translated into Englishe by Thomas Newton
London: printed by John Kingston for Abraham Veale dwelling, 1581London: printed by John Kingston for Abraham Veale dwellyng, 1581
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But as he which hath called you is holy, even so be ye holy, in all manner of conversation: §16Because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.
But as he whiche hath called you is holie, euen so bee ye holie, in all maner of conuersation: §16Because it is witten, Bee ye holie, for I am holie.
Here doeth Saint Peter allege a place out of the old Testament, in the 19. of Levity: where the Lord sayeth, Be ye holy, for I am holy: that is to say: Because I am your Lord and God, and you my people, meet it is, that you should be as I am. For he that rightly and throughly playeth the part of a Lord in deed, bendeth his care to make his people like unto himself, dutifully in each respect to behave them selves towards him, and frame them selves serviceable to his will. Hereupon it falleth out, that as our Lord and God is holy, so also should his people be holy, and that is, when we walk in faith. Very little mention is made in the Scriptures, of any Saints or holy men departed out of this life, but always in a manner it speaketh of those holy men, that as yet were alive: as the Prophet David pronounceth himself holy in the 86. Psalm, saying. Preserve thou my Soul Lord, for I am holy.
HEre doeth Sainct Peter alledge a place out of the old Testament, in the 19. of Leuitie: where the Lorde saieth, Bee ye holie, for I am holie: that is to saie: Because I am your Lorde and God, and you my people, meete it is, that you should bee as I am. For he that rightly and throughly plaieth the parte of a Lorde in deede, bendeth his care to make his people like vnto hymself, dutifully in eche respect to behaue them selues towardes hym, and frame theim selues seruiceable to his will. Herevpon it falleth out, that as our Lorde and God is holie, so also should his people bee holie, and that is, when we walke in faithe. Verie little mention is made in the Scriptures, of any Sainctes or holie men departed out of this life, but alwaies in a maner it speaketh of those holie menne, that as yet were aliue: as the Prophet Dauid pronounceth himself holie in the 86. Psalme, saiyng. Preserue thou my Soule Lorde, for I am holie.