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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
Upon the Epistle of Saint Jude. › PartƲpon the Epistle of Sainct Iude. › Part
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.
14 And Enoch the seventh from Adam did before Prophesy of them, saying: Behold the Lord cometh with thousands of his Saints. 15 That he might give Judgement against all men, and might rebuke all the ungodly among them, of all their wicked deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their cruel speakings, which wicked men have spoken against God. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts: and their mouth speaketh proud things, having mens persons in admiration for advantage.
14 And Enoch the seuenth from Adam did before Prophesie of them, saiyng: Behold the Lorde commeth with thousandes of his Sainctes. 15 That he might giue Iudgement against all men, and might rebuke al the vngodly amōg them, of all their wicked deedes, which thei haue vngodly committed, and of all their cruel speakinges, which wicked men haue spoken against God. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their owne lusts: and their mouth speaketh proude thynges, hauyng mens persons in admiration for aduauntage.
And before. §14I think rather that this Prophecy was not written, then taken ⟨image 141⟩out of the Apocrypha Books. For it may be that they of old time did commend this saying to their posterity, as a thing worthy the remembering. If a man ask (seeing there be many like sayings every where in the Scriptures) why he did not cite this testimony written out of some one of the Prophets, the answer is ready: that he would repeat from the furthest antiquity what the Spirit hath pronounced of them. And this is the meaning of the words. For he saith by name the seventh from Adam, that he may commend the antiquity of the Prophecy: namely, that it hath been already in the former world. And whereas I have said, that this Prophecy was known unto the Jews by report: if any man think other ways I do not strive: as neither of the Epistle also, whether it be Judes, or some other mans. Only I follow that which is likely in things doubtful.