A16078:2530
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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50 Thy son liveth. Here appeareth first of all the singular courtesy of Christ and his favourableness, in that he pardoneth the ignorance & rudeness of the man, and extendeth his power farther then he hoped for. He desired that Christ by his coming would heal his son. He thought that being sick he might be cured of the disease: But he was persuaded, that being dead, he could not be raised up again: therefore he requesteth him to make hast, least death should prevent him. Therefore seeing that Christ pardoneth both these faults, we may hereby gather how greatly he esteemeth even a slender faith. This also is worthy the noting, that Christ not obeying his desire, doth grant him far more than he desired. For he hath a testimony of the present health of his son▪ So our heavenly father in not granting oftentimes our petitions as touching the circumstances, doth work to help us by such means as we looked not for, that we may learn to appoint him nothing. When he saith that his son liveth, his meaning is, that he was delivered from dā ger of death.
50 Thy sonne liueth. Here appeareth first of all the singuler courtesie of Christ and his fauourablenes, in that he pardoneth the ignorance & rudenesse of the man, and extendeth his power farther then hee hoped for. He desired that Christe by his comming woulde heale his sonne. He thought that being sicke he might be cured of the disease: But he was persuaded, that being dead, he coulde not be raised vp againe: therefore he requesteth him to make hast, least death should preuent him. Therfore seeing that Christ pardoneth both these faultes, we may hereby gather how greatly he esteemeth euē a slēder faith. This also is worthy the noting, that Christ not obeying his desire, doth graunt him farre more thē he desired. For he hath a testimonie of the present health of his son▪ So our heauenly father in not graunting oftētimes our petitions as touching the circumstances, doth worke to helpe vs by such meanes as we looked not for, that we may learne to appoint him nothing. VVhen hee saith that his sonne liueth, his meaning is, that he was deliuered from dā ger of death.