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The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the first Epistle of Saint John, and…The comentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the first Epistle of Sainct Ihon, and…
The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the first Epistle of Saint John, and upon the Epistle of Jude wherein according to the truth of the words of the holy Ghost, he most excellently openeth and cleareth the point of true justification with God, and sanctification by the Spirit of Christ, by the effects that he bringeth forth in the regeneration. Translated into English by W.H.The comentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the first Epistle of Sainct Ihon, and vpon the Epistle of Iude wherein accordyng to the truthe of the woordes of the holie Ghost, he most excellently openeth and cleareth the poinct of true iustification with God, and sanctification by the Spirit of Christ, by the effects that he bryngeth forthe in the regeneration. Translated into Englishe by W.H.
London: printed by John Kyngstone and T. East for John Harrison the younger, 1580London: printed by Ihon Kyngstone and T. East for Iohn Harrison the yonger, 1580
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.
18 Little children it is the last time, ⟨image 47⟩and as you have heard that Antichrist shal• come, even now also there begin to be many Antichrists, whereby we know that it is th• last time. 19 They went out from amongst us, b•• they were not of us. For if they had ben of us they would verily have tarried with us: bu• that it might have been made manifest, tha• they were not all of us.
18 Little children it is the last time, ⟨image 47⟩and as you haue heard that Antichrist shal• come, euen now also there begin to bee manie Antichrists, whereby wee knowe that it is th• last time. 19 They went out from amongst vs, b•• they were not of vs. For if they had ben of vs they would verely haue tarried with vs: bu• that it might haue bene made manifest, tha• they were not all of vs.
18 IT is the last time. He confirmeth the faithful against offences whe• with they might have been troubled. Now were sprung up divers sects, which did cu•• a sunder the unity of faith, and disperse the Churches. And the Apostle doth not only fence the faithful, least they should stumble: but turneth all this into another end. For he doth admonish them that the last time is at hand, and therefore he exhorteth them to the greater watchfulness, as if he should have said. When divers errors spring up, you ought rather to be awakened then overwhelmed. For thence is to be gathered, that Christ is not far hence. Therefore let us be diligent to wait for him, least he take us at a sudden We ought at this day to be stirred up in like manner: and to lay hold by faith