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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.
1 Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the Saints in Christ Jesus, which are at Philippos, with Bishops and Deacons. 2 Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God in all remembrance of you. 4 Always in all my prayers, praying for you all with joy. 5 For your fellowship in the Gospel, from the first day until now. 6 Being thus persuaded that he that hath begun a good work in you, will finish it unto the day of Jesus Christ.
1 PAule and Timotheus, seruants of Iesus Christ, to all the Sainctes in Christ Iesus, which are at Philippos, with Bishops and Deacons. 2 Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Iesus Christ. 3 I thanke my God in all remembrance of you. 4 Alwaies in all my prayers, praying for you all with ioy. 5 For your fellowship in the Gospell, from the first day vntill nowe. 6 Being thus perswaded that he that hath begunne a good worke in you, will finish it vnto the day of Iesus Christ.
Cap. 1.
Paul, &c. Seeing that it was Paul his custom to write his title, to procure more credit unto him self and his ministry: he needed no farther words of commendation unto the Philippians, who had tried him to be the true Apostle of Christ, and did yet acknowledge it without controversy: for constantly and in an even course they had gone forward in the calling of God. Bishops. He nameth the Pastors severally for honours sake. Moreover, hereof we may gather, that the name of a Bishop is common to all the ministers of the word, since that he doth attribute mo Bishops unto one Church. A Bishop and a Pastor therefore signify one thing. And this place among the rest is one, which Hierom doth cite to prove the same thing, in his epistle to Evagrius, and in his exposition upon the epistle to Titus. Afterward it grew to a custom, that whom the Elders ⟨p. 4⟩