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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.
9 This I pray, that your love, &c. He cometh again unto his prayer, which by the way he had in one word touched afore. He showeth them therefore the sum of those things which he beseeched of God for them, that they them selves also by his example, might learn to pray, and ⟨p. 11⟩aspire to the increase of these gifts. Whereas some do take the love of the Philippians, for the Philippians them selves, as commonly barbarous men are wont to speak: saving your reverence, your worship, it is absurd: for neither is there any such example extant in Paul, neither had such foolishness as yet come into custom, beside the sentence should not be full, and otherwise the simple and natural meaning of the words doth very well agree: for the true increase of Christians, is when they go forward in knowledge and understanding, and afterward in love: therefore this word In, according to the phrase of the Hebrew tongue, is taken here for with, as I have also translated it: except some had rather expound it, By, that it should signify the instrument, or the formal cause: for the greater increase we make in knowledge, the more should love increase in us. Then the sense were: that your love should increase according to the measure of your understanding. All understanding, is taken for full and sound understanding, not for the understanding of all things.
9 This I pray, that your loue, &c. He commeth agayne vnto his prayer, which by the waye he had in one worde touched afore. He sheweth them therefore the summe of those thinges which he beséeched of God for them, that they them selues also by his example, might learne to praye, and ⟨p. 11⟩aspire to the increase of these giftes. Whereas some doe take the loue of the Philippians, for the Philippians them selues, as commonly barbarous men are woont to speake: sauing your reuerence, your worship, it is absurd: for neither is there anye such example extant in Paule, neyther had such foolishnes as yet come into custome, beside the sentence shoulde not be full, and otherwise the simple and naturall meaning of the wordes doth very well agrée: for the true encrease of Christians, is when they goe forward in knowledge and vnderstanding, and afterward in loue: therefore this worde In, according to the phrase of the Hebrewe tongue, is taken here for with, as I haue also translated it: except some had rather expound it, By, that it should signifie the instrument, or the formall cause: for the greater increase we make in knowledge, the more should loue encrease in vs. Then the sense were: that your loue shoulde encrease according to the measure of your vnderstanding. All vnderstanding, is taken for full and sounde vnderstanding, not for the vnderstanding of all things.