A16078:132
A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary…A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie…
A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary of M. John Calvin: faithfully translated out of Latin into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentary upon the Evangelist S. John, by the same author.A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine: faithfully translated out of Latine into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentarie vpon the Euangelist S. Iohn, by the same authour.
Londini: printed by Thomas Dawson, 1584
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19. In am Gabriel. I these words the Angel doth show, that the credit was taken not from him, but from God, of whom he was sent, and whose message he brought: and therefore he reproveth Zechariah, that he was disobedient against God. To stand before God, signifieth as much us to be ready at commandment: as if he should say, that he was no mortal man, but a heavenly spirit, neither rashly to have come, but as it bec•• the minister of God, faithfully to fulfil his office: whereof it followeth, that God, the author of the promise is unworthily hurt, and despised in the person of his messenger.1 To that purpose tendeth the saying of Christ, He that doth despise you, despiseth me. For although the preaching of the Gospel is not by Angels, brought unto us from heaven: yet because GOD doth, witness by so many miracles the same to proceed from him, and Christ the prince and chief of Angels published the same once with his own mouth, that he might sanctify and establish the same for ever, no less majesty ought to persist in it, then if all the Angels openly crying from heaven should witness the same. Nay, the Apostle in his Epistle to the Hebrews, not being satisfied to say, that the voice of the Gospel, which is sounded out by the voice of men, is equal to the law given by Angels: but doth gather his argument from the lesser to the •r•ater:2 If the word (saith he) brought by Angels being rejected, was not without punishment, much less shall they escape revenge, which this day despise the voice of Christ, who can strike the heaven and earth. Let us therefore learn to perform obedience of faith to GOD, the which he doth more account then all sacrifices.
19. In am Gabryell. I these words the Angell doth shew, that the credit was taken not from him, but from God, of whome he was sent, and whose message he brought: and therefore he reproueth Zachary, that he was disobedient against God. To stand before God, signifieth as much us to be readie at commaundement: as if he shoulde say, that he was no mortal man, but a heauēly spirit, neither rashly to haue come, but as it bec•• the minister of God, faithfully to fulfill his office: whereof it followeth, that God, the authour of the promise is vnworthily hurt, and despised in the person of his messenger.