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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
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24 He coupleth an exhortation to the former ⟨p. 39⟩doctrine: and to the end the exhortation •ay have the more effect, he showeth the fruit, which they shall receive by obedience. Therefore he exhorteth them to the constancy of •ith, that they keep it firmly grounded in •eir hearts which they have learned. Fur••er when he saith, From the beginning, one•• antiquity would not suffice to confirm whatsoever doctrine: but because he hath now •hewed that they have ben rightly instructed […] the pure Gospel of Christ, he concludeth, •hat they ought of right to continue in it. And •his order is to be well noted. For if we will •ot depart from that kind of doctrine, which we have once received, of what sort so ever •he same be: it will not be constancy, but a peevish frowardness. Wherefore there is choice to be had, that the warrant of our faith may appear out of the word of God: then let there follow an inflexible constancy. The Papists brag of their beginning, because they have drunk in their superstitions, even from their infancy. Under this pretence they embolden themselves contemptuously to cast aside the plain truth. Such an obstinacy ought always to teach us that we must always begin from the assurance of the doctrine.
24 He coupleth an exhortation to the former ⟨p. 39⟩doctrine: and to the end the exhortation •ay haue ye more effect, he sheweth the fruit, •hich they shall receiue by obedience. There••re he exhorteth them to the constancye of •ith, that they kéepe it firmelye grounded in eir hearts which they haue learned. Furer when he sayth, From the beginning, one antiquitie woulde not suffice to confirme hatsouer doctrine: but because he hath now hewed that they haue ben rightly instructed the pure Gospell of Christ, hée concludeth, hat they ought of right to continue in it. And his order is to be well noted. For if we will ot depart from that kinde of doctrine, which we haue once receiued, of what sort so euer he same be: it will not be constancie, but a éeuishe frowardnesse. Wherefore there is hoice to be had, that the warrant of our faith may appeare out of the word of God: then let there followe an inflexible constancie. The Papists bragge of their beginning, because they haue dronke in their superstitions, euen from their infancie. Vnder this pretence they imbolden themselues contemptuouslye to cast aside the plaine truth. Such an obstinacie ought alwaies to teach vs that wée must alwayes beginne from the assuraunce of the doctrine.