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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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12 No man hath seen God. The sam• words are had in the first chapter of the gospel ver. 18. But John Baptist respecteth no• the same end altogether in that place: for he only showeth, that God cannot otherwise be known, then he hath manifested himself in Christ. The same doctrine the apostle doth here extend further, that we comprehend the power of God by faith and love, that we may know that we are his children and that he dwelleth in us. Yet he first speaketh of love, when he saith, That God dwelleth in us, if we love one another: because it is perfect, that is, his love truly approved in us: as if he should say, that God doth show himself to be present, when by his spirit he frameth our hearts to the love of our brethren. In the same sense he repeateth that, which he had said once already That we know by the spirit which he hath given us, that h• dwelleth in us. For it is a confirmation of the next sentence: because love is an effect of the spirit. Therefore this is the effect, seeing love is of the spirit of God, we cannot truly and with a sincere heart love our Brethren, but the spirit showeth forth his power. By this means he is testified to dwell in us. Further God dwelleth in us by his spirit.
12 No man hath seene God. The sam• words are had in the first chapter of the gospell ver. 18. But Iohn Baptist respecteth no• the same ende altogether in that place: for he onely sheweth, that God cannot otherwise bée knowen, then he hath manifested himselfe in Christ. The same doctrine the apostle doth héere extend further, that we comprehend the power of God by faith and loue, that we may know that we are his children and that he dwelleth in vs. Yet he first speaketh of loue, when he sayth, That God dweleth in vs, if we loue one another: because it is perfect, that is, his loue truly approued in vs: as if he should say, that God dooth shewe himselfe to be present, when by his spirite he frameth our hearts to the loue of our bretheren. In ye same sense he repeateth that, which he had said once alreadie That we know by the spirite which he hath giuen vs, that h• dwelleth in vs. For it is a confirmation of the next sentence: because loue is an effect of the spirite. Therefore this is the effect, séeing loue is of the spirite of God, we cannot truly and with a sincere heart loue our Bretheren, but the spirite showeth foorth his power. By this meanes he is testified to dwel in vs. Further God dwelleth in vs by his spirite.