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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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how much is then left unto her, either of religion, or of means to attain unto it, none at all. This is so far of from continuing them unto all good duty unto their husbands,1 whereunto they are fast bound by the law of God: and such as in truth fear the Lord, will I am right sure ⟨image 15⟩make conscience of: that it is to say almost, that their salvation and the means of it, is not free, but at the devotion of others, that God, his word and grace, with the glory of his name, are quite out of sight, and the husband must be in his place. Let no man think that my meaning is to loose the realms of obedience in this case: for my whole desire is quite contrary. First, that both the husband, and the wife, should obey the Lord, both as Christians, and in their several place: they that are to govern, to govern in, and according to the Lord,2 and they that are to obey, to obey in, and according to the Lord.3 If any intend otherwise, their authority will be without the Lord, and deserveth to be so taken. Again I ask, seeing the Lord hath appointed this unto all his children,4 that whatsoever they have gained of knowledge & practise in the word of God,5 they still grow and go forward to full perfection whether they be men or women: who shall prescribe a sufficiency, or dare say that they have enough? J wish we may in this clear light of knowledge leave winking, as it were, at noon days, and tremble, thus to dally, or thus to deal unjustly with the most holy truth of ⟨image 16⟩the Lord, and to press unjust injuries upon the souls of our poor brethren, least in careless grieving the consciences of the Lords anointed, we violently bring upon our selves the heavy wrath and indignation of God.
how muche is then left vnto her, either of religion, or of meanes to attaine vnto it, none at all. This is so farre of from continuyng them vnto all good duetie vnto their housbandes,