A16078:2604
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
42 Because you have not the love of God. The love of God is in this place taken for the whole sense of Godliness. For no man can love God, but he must receive him, and wholly submit himself unto him, like as again where the love of God doth not reign, there can be no desire to obey. For which cause Moses putteth down this brief some of the law, that we love our God with all our heart, &c. Deut. 6. 5.
42 Because you haue not the loue of God. The loue of God is in this place taken for the whole sense of Godlinesse. For no man can loue God, but he must receiue him, and wholy submit himselfe vnto him, like as againe where the loue of God doth not reigne, there can be no desire to obey. For which cause Moses putteth downe this briefe some of the law, that we loue our God with all our hearte, &c. Deut. 6. 5.
43 I came. Christ proveth by this argument that the Jews do neither love nor reverence God, because they will greedily receive false prophets, when as they refuse to submit themselves unto God. For he taketh this for a thing which all men do grant, that this is a sign of a ⟨p. 130⟩froward and wicked mind, when men do subscribe willingly unto lies, setting apart the truth. If any man do object that this doth come to pass for the most part rather through error then malice: we may easily answer, that no man is subject to the deceits of Satan, save only so far forth as he preferreth lies before the truth, through a certain perverse greediness. For how cometh it to pass that God speaketh to us as unto deaf men, and Satan findeth us ready and willing to hear, save only because being turned away from righteousness we desire unrighteousness of our own accord? Although we must note that Christ speaketh properly of those, whom God hath illuminated peculiarly: as he vouchsafed to grant this privilege unto the Jews, that being instructed in his law, they might keep the right way of salvation. It is certain that such do not give ear to false teachers, unless it be because they desire to be deceived, Therefore Moses saith, when false prophets arise, the people is tried & examined by this means,