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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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1 BY another reason he confirmeth, that faith and brotherly love are things joined together. For seeing God doth regenerate us by faith, it is of necessity that we love him as a Father. But that love comprehendeth all his children. Therefore faith cannot be separated from love. The first sentence is, That they are borne of God, whosoever believe that Jesus is Christ. Where thou feest again, that Jesus alone is set forth to be the scope of faith: even as it findeth in him righteousness, and life, and whatsoever good thing can be wished, and God wholly. Wherefore this is the right way to believe, when we direct our minds unto him. But to believe that he is Christ, is to ⟨p. 86⟩hope for from him; whatsoever things are promised of the Messiah. For indeed the bare •tle of Christ is not attributed unto him in •his place: but rather the office which is enjoined him of the Father. And like as in the •awe, the full restoring of all things, righteousness and felicity is promised by the Messiah: so at this day all the same is more clearly expressed in the Gospel. Therefore Jesus cannot be received as Christ, but that •aluation be asked of him, seeing that to this •nde he is sent of the Father; and daily offered unto us. Whereupon the Apostle doth worthily pronounce all them to be borne of God, which do truly believe: For faith is •et far above the capacity of the wit of man: •hat it behooveth us to be drawn of the heavenly Father unto Christ: because that never any of us could of our own endeavour ascend unto him. And this is that which the •ame Apostle teacheth in the first chapter of his gospel, That they are not borne of blood, neither of flesh, which believe in the name of the only begotten. And Paul saith, that we are not endued with the spirit of this world, but with the spirit which is of God, that we may know what things are given unto us of him, because neither eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, ⟨image 103⟩nor understanding conceived what reward is laid up in store for them that love God but only the spirit hath attained to that s crete. Again, forasmuch as Christ is give unto us for our sanctification, & doeth brin also with him the spirit of regeneration. Final ly, forasmuch as he doth engraft us into h body: this also is another reason, wh no man can have faith unless he be borne […] God.