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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.
The Apostle doth together sharpen the readers with this process: because they have the less excuse, which are endued with the gift of understanding, except they go before ⟨p. 35⟩others in profiting. The sum is, that the apostle doth not teach them as rude and such as learn but their principles, but he bringeth to their mind the things which they already know: and then he exhorteth them to stir up the sparks of the spirit, that the full brightness may shine in them. And he expoundeth himself in the next words, denying that he wrote to them, therefore, because they knew not the truth, but because they were well instructed in it. For if they had been ignorant and novices, they could not have understood this doctrine, And whereas he saith, They know all things, it must not be understood generally, but restrained to the circumstances of the present place.
The Apostle dooth together sharpen the readers with this processe: because they haue the lesse excuse, which are indued with the gifte of vnderstanding, except they goe before ⟨p. 35⟩others in profiting. The summe is, that the apostle dooth not teach them as rude and such as learne but their principles, but he bringeth to their minde the things which they alreadie know: and then he exhorteth them to stirre vp the sparkes of the spirite, that the full brightnesse maye shine in them. And he expoundeth himselfe in the next words, denying that he wrote to them, therefore, because they knew not the truth, but because they were well instructed in it. For if they had bene ignoraunt and nouises, they could not haue vnderstood this doctrine, And wheras he saith, They know all things, it must not be vnderstoode generally, but restrained to the circumstances of the present place.