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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.
There is another difference betwixt us and Christ, that there cannot be the same power of our death For neither is the wrath of God pacified by our blood, nor life attained unto by our death, nor the debt of others is paid. But the Apostle by this comparison, did not respect what was the end or effect of the death of Christ, but he only would that our life should be conformed to his example.
There is another difference betwixt vs and Christ, that there cannot bée the same power of our death For neither is the wrath of God pacified by our bloud, nor lyfe attayned vnto by our death, nor the debt of others is paide. But the Apostle by this comparison, did not respect what was the end or effect of the death of Christ, but he onelye woulde that our lyfe should be conformed to his example.
17 If any have this worlds good. Now he preacheth of the common offices of love, which proceed from that chief fountain: that is, when we are prepared to reach out our selves even unto death for our brethren. Albeit he seemeth to reason from the more to the less. For he that refuseth to ease the want of his brother with his good, while his life is not touched, much less will he bestow his life. Therefore he denieth that there is love in us, if we leave our brethren destitute of our help. But he accounteth so highly of external liberality, that together he showeth most fitly what is the true way to do well, & what kind of affection ought to guide the same. Let therefore this be the first proposition: That no man doth truly love the brethren, but he will show forth the same in effect, as oft as occasion doth require. Another, how much riches any ⟨p. 59⟩man hath, accordingly he is bound to relieve the brethren, because the Lord by this means doth minister unto us matter to exercise our love. The third, that every ones necessity is to be considered: because as every one needeth meat, drink, or any other thing, whereof we have store, he doeth even so crave our duty. The fourth, that there is no liberality doth please god, except it be joined [Te Sumpatheia] to a con passion, many seem to be liberal, which yet are not any whit touched with the miseries of their brethren. But the Apostle biddeth us to open our bowels: which is done when we put upon us almost the same feeling that we may bewail together the evils of others, no other ways, then as our own.