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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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3 That which we have seen and heard, do we show unto you: that you also may have fellowship with us, and that our fellowship may be with the father, and with his son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 And this is the promise which we declare unto you, that GOD is light, and in him is not any darkness. ⟨p. 6⟩6 If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. 7 But if we walk in light as he is in light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son, doth cleanse us from all sin.
3 That which we haue seene and heard, doe we shew vnto you: that you also may haue fellowshippe with vs, and that our fellowship may be with the father, and with his sonne Iesus Christ. 4 And these things we write vnto you, that your ioye may be full. 5 And this is the promise which wee declare vnto you, that GOD is lyght, and in him is not any darknesse. ⟨p. 6⟩6 If wee saie wee haue fellowshippe with him, and walke in darknesse, we lie, and doe not the truth. 7 But if wee walke in light as hee is in light, wee haue fellowshippe one with another, and the bloude of Iesus Christ his sonne, doth cleanse vs from all sinne.
3 That which we have seen. Now he doeth the third time repeat his having seen and heard, least any thing might be wanting to the effectual certainty of his Doctrine. And that is diligently to be noted, that the Preachers of the Gospel are chosen of Christ, who might be fit and faithful witnesses of all those things which they should speak. Together also he witnesseth the affection of his mind: because he sayeth he is not moved with any other reason to write, but that he may provoke and incite them to whom he writeth, to approach to the fellowship of an inestimable good, whereby it well appeareth, how much care he hath of their salvation, which availeth not a little to procure other good and virtuous things, for we are too ⟨image 23⟩