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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.
Those two Heretics whom I have before named, gave the title of Christ to the Son of God: but yet they untruly held him to be only man. As there are divers others, as Arrius, who adorning him with the name of GOD, did nevertheless spoil him of his eternal and omnipotent Divinity.
Those two Heretykes whome I haue before named, gaue the title of Christ to the Sonne of God: but yet they vntruely helde him to bée onely man. As there are diuers others, as Arrius, who adorning him with the name of GOD, did neuerthelesse spoyle him of his eternall and omnipotent Diuinitie.
Martion dreamed that he was but the image of a man. Sabellius feigned that he differed nothing from his Father. They all denied him to be the Son of God: because none of them did rightly know the whole Christ: but falsifying his truth as much as in them was, they have for Christ framed to themselves an Idol. Then brake out Pelagius, who indeed moved no controversy of the being of Christ, but granted that he was true God and man: but he translated almost all his honour unto us. But this is to bring Christ to nothing, when his power & grace is abolished. So the Papists at this day, setting free will against the grace of the holy Ghost, placing part of our righteousness and salvation in the desert of works, feigning infinite Patrons to themselves, by whom they may have God favourable, they have I wot not what counterfeit Christ: but the lively and natural Image of God, which ought to shine in Christ, they deface with their wicked inventions, they weaken his power, they overthrow and pervert his office.
Martion dreamed that he was but the image of a man. Sabellius fayned that hée differed nothing from his Father. They all denyed him to bée the Sonne of God: because none of them did rightly know the whole Christ: but falsifiyng his truth as much as in them was, they haue for Christ framed to themselues an Idoll. Then brake out Pelagius, who indéed mooued no controuersie of the being of Christ, but graunted that hée was true God and man: but hée translated almost all his honour vnto vs. But this is to bring Christ to nothing, when his power & grace is abolished. So the Papists at this daye, setting frée will agaynst the grace of the holy Ghost, placing parte of our righteousnesse and saluation in the desarte of workes, fayning infinite Patrones to themselues, by whome they may haue God fauourable, they haue I wot not what counterfayte Christ: but the lyuely and naturall Image of God, which ought to shine in Christ, they deface with their wicked inuentions, they weaken his power, they ouerthrowe and peruert his office.