A17648:93
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…
A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle to the Colossians. And translated into English by R.V.A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the Epistle to the Colossians. And translated into English by R.V.
London: printed by Thomas Purfoote, 1581
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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.
16 Therefore let no man judge you either in meat, or in drink, or in a piece of a holiday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbaths. 17 Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. 18 Let no man take from you the victory, meaning to do it in lowliness and in the service of Angels, thrusting himself into those things which he hath not seen, in vain being puffed up by the mind of his flesh. 19 And not holding the head, whereof the whole body being served or aided & knit together by joints and knittings, groweth with the increase of god.
16 Therefore let no man iudge you either in meate, or in drinke, or in a peece of a holydaye, or of the newmoone, or of the sabbothes. 17 Which are a shadow of thinges to come, but the body is of Christ. 18 Let no man take from you the victorie, meaning to doe it in lowlinesse and in the seruice of Angels, thrusting himselfe into those thinges whiche hee hath not seene, in vayne being pufte vp by the mynde of his flesh. 19 And not holding the head, whereof the whole body being serued or ayded & knit together by ioints and knittings, groweth with the encrease of god.
16 Therefore let no man. That which afore he spake of Circumcision, he now extendeth to the difference of meats and days. For Circumcision was the first order or degree toward the observing of the law: and then other things followed. To judge, in this place signifieth to make one guilty of a fault, or to lay on religion, so that we may not any longer be free. He denieth it than to be in the power of men, to make us subject to the observation of rites and ceremonies which Christ by his death ⟨p. 50⟩hath taken away, and hath plucked our necks from the yoke of them, that we should not suffer our selves to be enwrapped with the laws which they make. And he doth covertly set Christ opposite and against all m•n, lest any should so boldly and rashly extol himself, that he would assay to take away that which was given by him. In a piece of a holiday. Some take [Greek or Hebrew] for participation or partaking. Chrysostom supposeth that therefore he said a Piece, because they kept not all the festival days or holidays: neither yet did they exactly keep holiday according to the prescription & appointment of the law: which (prescription) was put out. Consider whether it may not be taken for segregating or parting. for they that make difference of days, do as it were divide one day from an other. Such partition became the Jews, that they should keep holy the days commanded by parting them from other. Among Christians such dividings are ended. But some man will say, We do as yet retain some observation of days. I answer, We keep not days, as though there were any religion in holidays, or as though it were not lawful then to labour: but to have regard to policy or government and order, and not to the days. And that is it which by and by he joineth.