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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.
We are in him which is true. By this word he doth teach, how effectual that knowledge is, whereof he hath made mention: that is, because by it we are grafted into Christ, & made one with God. For it hath a lively root, and truly settled in our hearts, whereby it cometh to pass, that God liveth in us, & we in him. Because he saith without note of coupling together, We are in him that is true, in his son, he seemeth to express the manner of our conjunction with God: as if he should have said: That we are in God by Christ.
We are in him which is true. By this word he dooth teach, how effectual that knowledge is, whereof he hath made mention: that is, because by it we are grafted into Christ, & made one with God. For it hath a liuelye roote, and truly setled in our hearts, whereby it commeth to passe, that God liueth in vs, & we in him. Because he saith without note of coupling together, We are in him that is true, in his sonne, he séemeth to expresse the manner of our coniunction with God: as if hée should haue saide: That we are in God by Christ.
This same is very God. Albeit the Arians have gone about to abuse this place, and certain at this day subscribe unto them: yet here we have an excellent witness of the divinity of Christ. The Arians refer this to the Father, as if the Apostle should again say that he were true God. But the repetition should be too fruitless. He had twice already testified that he was the true God, who appeared unto us in Christ: to what end should he ⟨image 124⟩by and by add, This is true God? But it agreeth fitly unto Christ. For after that he had taught that Christ was the guide by whose direction we were led unto God: now, for amplification sake he affirmeth, that Christ is that God, least we should think, that he is to be sought a far off. And the Epithet, Of eternal life, confirmeth the same. Indeed he speaketh both of one and the same that he is true God, and eternal life. I omit, that the relative [Outos] he useth to be restrained to the next person. This I say, that Christ is properly called eternal life; & it cannot be denied, that this manner of speaking is usual with John The sum is, when we have Christ, that we enjoy the true and eternal God: because he is no other where to be sought. Then that we are so made partakers of eternal life, because being bid in the father, it is offered us in Christ. The father indeed is the beginning of life: but the fountain from whence we may draw it, is Christ.