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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.
He therefore doth imagine I wot not what lie, so deifying the humanity of Christ, that he doeth utterly take from him the truth of mans nature, denying in the mean time that Christ is any other way the son of God, except because he was conceived of his mother by the power of the holy Ghost, and taking from him his proper abiding in God Whereupon it followeth, that he is neither God nor man, albeit he seem to forge a confused Mass of both. But because the mind of the Apostle is undoubted unto us, let us pass by that Dog.
He therefore doth imagine I wot not what lie, so deifying the humanitie of Christ, that he doeth vtterly take from him the truth of mans nature, denying in ye meane time that Christ is any other way the sonne of God, except because he was conceiued of his mother by the power of the holye Ghost, and taking from him his proper abiding in God Wherevpon it followeth, that he is neither God nor man, albeit he séeme to forge a cōfused Masse of both. But because the minde of the Apostle is vndoubted vnto vs, let vs passe by that Dogge.
2 And the life was made manifest. This note of joining together is here put in stead of showing plainly. As if he should have said, We do give witness of the word that giveth life, even as life were made manifest. Albeit the sense may be double, either that Christ was given, who is life and the fountain of life, or that life was plainly offered to us in Christ. And this later doth necessarily follow of the first. As much yet as doth belong to the signification of the words, these two differ between themselves, as the cause and the effect. Where secondly he rehearseth, We show eternal life. I doubt not but that he speaketh of the effect: that is, that we attain unto life ⟨p. 5⟩by the benefit of Christ. Whereupon we •ather that Christ cannot be preached unto us, but the kingdom of heaven is opened un•o us, that being raised from death, we might •ive the life of God.