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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.
Yea, even now there are many. This may seem to be added in steed of a correction: as if they untruly supposed that they should be some one kingdom: but it is not so. They that think that there shall be one only man, they are greatly deceived. But Paul when he maketh mention of the falling away to come, doth plainly witness, that there shall be a certain body & kingdom. 2. The. 2.3. First he foretelleth the falling away, which shall spread it self over all the church, that it may be as it were a general evil: then he assigneth the general head of the Apostasy to be the adversary of Christ: which shall sit in the temple of god, usurping divine honour to himself. Except we will be blind of purpose, we may learn by this description of Paul to know Antichrist, which I have expounded in his place: now it sufficeth to touch it a little. ⟨image 49⟩But how shall this agree with the words of John, who saith, that there are now many? I answer, that John meaneth nothing else, then that several sects begin to arise, which were forerunners of the falling away. For Cherinthus, Basilides, Martion, Valentinus, Ebion, Arrius, and the rest, were members of that Kingdom, which the devil afterward set up against Christ. To speak properly, Antichrist indeed was not yet come, but the mystery of his impiety did privily work. 2. The. 2.7. But John useth this name, that he might the more stir up the endeavour and care of the godly, to beat back their falsehoods. But if the spirit of God command the faithful even then to watch continually, when they did only see a far off the signs of the enemy to come: much less is it now a time of sleeping, when he oppresseth the Church with most cruel tyranny, and doth openly set himself against Christ.
Yea, euen now there are many. This maye séeme to be added in stéed of a correction: as if they vntruly supposed yt they should be some one kingdome: but it is not so. They yt think that ther shalbe one only man, they are gretly deceiued. But Paul whē he maketh mētiō of ye falling away to come, doth plainely witnes, that ther shall be a certain bodie & kingdome. 2. The. 2.3. First he foretelleth ye falling awaye, which shall spred it selfe ouer all the church, yt it may be as it wer a general euil: then he assigneth ye general head of ye Apostacie to be ye aduersary of Christ: which shal sit in ye temple of god, vsurping diuine honor to himself. Except we will be blind of purpose, we may learne by this discription of Paul to know Antichrist, which I haue expoūded in his place: now it sufficeth to touch it a little.