A commentary on the whole Epistle to the Hebrews. By M. John Calvin. Translated…A commentarie on the vvhole Epistle to the Hebrevves. By M. Iohn Caluin. Translated…

Wherefore this admonition is exceeding needful even for us, to the end we may be stirred up and provoked thereby to love, rather than to envy, and that we separate not our selves from them with whom God hath coupled us, but that we love all those with a brotherly affection, who are united with us by one consent of faith. And in very trueth, by how much the more Satan watcheth by all means to pluck us out of the Church, or craftily, ¹and as it were by stealth, to withdraw us from the same: so much the more ought we to be careful to seek, and to love unity. And this we shall do when none of us takes liberty to please himself, more than he ought, but rather all of us aiming at this mark, even to provoke one another to love: and that there be no other emulation amongst us, but to exceed one another in good works. For certainly the contempt of our brethren, our peevishness, envy; the over excessive love and estimation of our selves, and all other wayward provocations, do sufficiently testify both to our selves and others, […] ⟨p. 222⟩account of every day as if it were the last.

Wherefore this admonition is exceeding needfull euen for vs, to the end we may be stirred vp and prouoked thereby to loue, rather than to enuie, and that we separate not our selues from them with whom God hath coupled vs, but that we loue all those with a brotherly affection, who are vnited with vs by one consent of faith. And in very trueth, by how much the more Satan watcheth by all meanes to plucke vs out of the Church, or craftely, ¹and as it were by stealth, to withdraw vs from the same: so much the more ought we to be carefull to seeke, and to loue vnitie. And this we shall doe when none of vs takes libertie to please himselfe, more than he ought, but rather all of vs ayming at this marke, euen to prouoke one another to loue: and that there be no other emulation amongst vs, but to exceede one another in good works. For certainly the contempt of our brethren, our peeuishnesse, enuie; the ouer excessiue loue and estimation of our selues, and all other wayeward prouocations, doe sufficiently testifie both to our selues and others, 〈…〉 ⟨p. 222⟩