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A commentary of M. John Calvin upon the Epistle to the PhilippiansA commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine vppon the Epistle to the Philippians
A commentary of M. John Calvin upon the Epistle to the Philippians wherein is set out the necessity and profit of affliction unto the faithful, the benefit of God his word, the fruits, of unity and humility, free justification by faith in Jesus Christ without our own merits, the assurance, joy, and contented minds of the godly, and their perseverance in godliness unto the end. With many other comfortable and profitable points of religion. Translated out of Latin by W.B.A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine vppon the Epistle to the Philippians wherein is set out the necessitie and profite of affliction vnto the faithfull, the benefite of God his word, the fruits, of vnitie and humilitie, free iustification by faith in Iesus Christ without our owne merites, the assurance, ioy, and contented mindes of the godlie, and their perseueraunce in godlinesse vnto the end. With many other comfortable and profitable pointes of religion. Translated out of Latine by W.B.
London: printed by John Windet for Nicolas Lyng, 1584
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.
Let them be wiped out of the book of the living, and not be written among the righteous: that is let them not be accounted among the elect of GOD, whom he ascribeth to his Church, and to the borders of his kingdom. If any will object that Paul therefore doth rashly, who challenge unto himself power to pronounce the secrets of God: I answer that after a sort we may judge by signs, whereby God doth make his election manifest: yet so much as our capacity can bear. Therefore in whomsoever we see the notes of adoption to appear, let us in the mean time account them for the sons of God, until the books shall be opened, which shall altogether reveal all things. It belongeth only unto god to know now those that are his, and at length to separate the sheep from the goats. But it is our duty, charitably to judge all them to be sheep, that obediently submit themselves ⟨p. 84⟩unto their pastor Christ, who gather them selves into his sheepfold, and there abide constantly. It is our duty so much to esteem the gifts of the holy ghost, which peculiarly he bestoweth upon his elect, that they may be to us as it were seals of his hidden election
Let them be wiped out of ye booke of the liuing, and not be written among the righteous: that is let them not be accounted among the elect of GOD, whome he ascrybeth to hys Church, and to the borders of his kingdome. If any wil obiect that Paule therfore doth rashly, who challenge vnto himselfe power to pronounce the secrets of God: I answere that after a sort we may iudge by signes, whereby God doth make his election manifest: yet so much as our capacitie can beare. Therfore in whomsoeuer we sée ye notes of adoption to appeare, let vs in the meane time accoūt them for the sonnes of God, vntill the bookes shal be opened, which shal altogither reueale al things. It belōgeth only vnto god to knowe nowe those that are his, and at length to separate the shéepe from the goats. But it is our duty, charitably to iudge al thē to be shéepe, that obediently submit themselues ⟨p. 84⟩vnto their pastor Christe, who gather them selues into his shéepefold, and there abide constantly. It is our dutie so much to estéeme the gifts of the holy ghost, which peculiarly he bestoweth vpon his elect, yt they may be to vs as it were seales of his hidden election