A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle to the Colossians. And translated…A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the Epistle to the Colossians. And translated…

9 Lye not. When he forbiddeth lying, he condemneth all manner of subtlety, and all evil practises of deceit and falsehood. for I do not take it as meant of slanders only, but generally I make it contrary to sincerity and true dealing. therefore I might more briefly thus translate it, and I cannot say whether also better, Lye not one to another. And he prosecuteth that his argument of the society or fellowship which the faithful have with the death and resurrection of Christ: but he useth other manners of speaking. The Old man signifieth that whatsoever it is that we bring out of our mothers womb, and whatsoever we are by nature. Such put off him as are renewed by Christ. contrariwise the new man is he which is reformed and fashioned again by the Spirit of Christ into the obedience of righteousness: or else it is nature restored into true soundness and integrity by the same Spirit. And the old man in order goeth before the new, because we are first borne of Adam, after that we are borne again by Christ. And as that which we have of Adam, waxeth old, and inclineth to ruin and decay: so that which we obtain by Christ, remaineth perpetually, is not frail or mortal, but rather is carried unto immortality. This place is to be marked, because out of it may be gathered a definition of regeneration or new birth. For it comprehendeth two parts, the putting off of the old man, and the building up of the new of both which parts Paul here maketh mention. ⟨p. 68⟩And it must be marked, that the old man is discerned and judged by his works, as the tree by the fruits. whereof it followeth, that under the name of the old man is meant the wickedness that is bred in us.

9 Lye not. When he forbiddeth lying, he condemneth all maner of subteltie, and all euill practises of deceite and falshoode. for I doe not take it as meant of slaunders onely, but generally I make it contrarye to sinceritie and true dealing. therefore I might more briefely thus translate it, and I cannot saye whether also better, Lye not one to another. And hee prosecuteth that his argument of the societie or fellowshippe whiche the faythfull haue with the death and resurrection of Christe: but he vseth other manners of speaking. The Olde man signifieth that whatsoeuer it is that wee bring out of our mothers wombe, and whatsoeuer we are by nature. Such put off him as are renewed by Christ. contrariwise the new man is hee whiche is reformed and fashioned agayne by the Spirite of Christe into the obedience of righteousnesse: or else it is nature restored into true soundnesse and integritie by the same Spirite. And the olde man in order goeth before the newe, because wee are firste borne of Adam, after that wee are borne agayne by Christe. And as that which wee haue of Adam, waxeth olde, and enclyneth to ruine and decay: so that whiche we obtayne by Christ, remaineth perpetually, is not frayle or mortall, but rather is caried vnto immortalitie. This place is to be marked, because out of it may be gathered a definition of regeneration or newe byrth. For it comprehendtth two partes, the putting off of the olde man, and the buildinge vppe of the newe of both which partes Paule here maketh mention.