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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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The Commentaries of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of Jude. The Argument.
The Comētaries of M. Jhon Caluin, vpon the Epistle of Iude. The Argument.
Although the Old writers have diversly contended concerning this Epistle, yet because it is profitable to be read, neither doeth it contain any thing, contrary unto the soundness of the doctrine of the Apostles, and hath received authority of long time among all good men, I do willingly number it among the rest. Further, the shortness thereof doth not require any long treatise of argument: and the whole some almost doeth agree with the second Chapter of the last Epistle. For,1 because that wicked unthrifts had crept in, under the name of Christianity, whose whole delight was to draw light and weak men, into a profane contempt of ⟨image 126⟩God. Jude doeth first show, that the faithful ought not to be daunted with such engines, with which the Church hath always been assailed: And yet he exhorteth them, that they do carefully take heed of such plagues, and that he may make them the more hated and abhorred, he doeth sharply denounce against them, the punishment of God at hand, such as their wickedness deserveth. Now, if we consider what Satan hath gone about in this our age also, from the beginning of the Gospel: with what subtleties he doeth yet busy him self to overthrow the Faith and fear of God: That warning which was profitable for the time wherein Jude lived, is more then necessary for our time. But all this shall be better learned, by the reading of the Epistle.