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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 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, which our hands have handled of the word of life. 2 And that life was made manifest, and we have seen and bear witness, and do show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and is made manifest unto us.
1 THat which was from the beginning, which we haue heard, which we haue seene with our eies, which wee haue looked vppon, which our hands haue handled of the word of lyfe. 2 And that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene and beare witnesse, and doo shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe, which was with the Father, and is made manifest vnto vs.
He showeth that in the beginning life was given unto us in Christ, which thing as it is an incomparable good, so it ought to ravish and inflame all our senses with a wonderful love and desire of it. Indeed this is spoken in few and simple words. That life is made manifest. But if we ⟨p. 2⟩do account how miserable and horrible the condition of death is: and again of what worthiness the kingdom of GOD and his immortal glory is: we shall here perceive some more excellent thing, then can be expressed with any words. This therefore is the purpose of the Apostle, when he hath showed the most excellent good thing, yea, the chief and alone happiness, which GOD hath vouchsafed us in his Son, to lighten our minds. But because the greatness of the maker did require that the truth should be certain and approved, he turneth much in this part. For all these Which we have seen, which we have hard, which we have looked upon, &c. are effectual to establish the credit of the Gospel. Nor indeed doeth he add so great a desire to affection without cause. Seeing that our safety doeth consist in the Gospel, the certainty thereof is a thing more then necessary. And how untoward we are to believe, every one of us by his own experience doeth know too well. I call, to believe, not lightly to imagine, or in only assenting, to allow that which is spoken: but to embrace it with a certain & undoubted persuasion, so that we dare subscribe as to a known truth. ⟨image 19⟩