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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 Little children, these things I write unto you, that you sin not, but if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also of the whole world.
1 LIttle children, these things I write vnto you, that you sinne not, but if any man sinne, we haue an aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the righteous. 2 And hee is the propitiation for our sinnes, and not for ours onelye, but also of the whole world.
This is not only a brief rehearsing of the former doctrine, but almost a sum of the whole Gospel, That we abstain from sin: ⟨p. 14⟩and yet because we are always subject to the judgement of GOD, we are certain that Christ doth make intercession with the sacrifice of his death, that he may reconcile the Father unto us. In the mean also he useth a predication, least any man should think that he giveth liberty to sin, when he preacheth of the mercy of GOD, and teacheth, that it is set forth unto us all. He therefore joineth together two parts of the Gospel, which preposterous men separating, do rend & make lame the Gospel it self. Further, the doctrine of grace hath ever ben subject to the slanders of wicked men: when the forgiveness of sins is set forth in Christ, then they brag that there is granted liberty to sin. That the Apostle may meet with these mischiefs, at the first he showeth that this is the end of his doctrine, that men should cease to sin. For when he saith, That you should not sin: He only meaneth this, that they should abstain from sin, as much as they are able for the imperfection of man. And hereto tendeth that which I handled before of the society with God, that we might be made like unto him. Yet in the mean time he ceaseth not to speak of the free forgiveness of sins, because ye albeit that the Sky should fall, & all