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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…
A commentary on the whole Epistle to the Hebrews. By M. John Calvin. Translated out of FrenchA commentarie on the vvhole Epistle to the Hebrevves. By M. Iohn Caluin. Translated out of French
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Arthur Johnson, 1605London: printed by Felix Kingston for Arthur Iohnson, 1605
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6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for he that cometh to God must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him.
6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for he that commeth to God must beleeue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.
BY faith Enoch, &c.] Vers. 5 He makes choice but of a few of the ancients, to the end he might make way to come the sooner to Abraham, and his posterity. 1He shows that Enoch was translated by the means of faith. But first of all we must understand the reason why God took him out of this world after such an extraordinary manner. It was an excellent testimony, whereby all men might know how greatly he was beloved of God. For at that time impiety, and all manner of corruptions reigned every where: if he had died after the common manner of men, none would have thought he had been so presented by the providence of God, that he should not be infected with the common contagion of the time: but in regard he was caught up without dying, the hand of God did therein manifestly show it self from heaven, by pulling him as it were out of the midst of the sire. It is no small sign of honour then you see which the Lord showed him in this translating of him.
BY faith Enoch, &c.] Vers. 5 He makes choise but of a few of the ancients, to the end hee might make way to come the sooner to Abraham, and his posteritie. 1He shewes that Enoch was translated by the meanes of faith. But first of all we must vnderstand the reason why God tooke him out of this world after such an extraordinarie manner. It was an excellent testimonie, whereby all men might know how greatly hee was beloued of God. For at that time impietie, and all manner of corruptions reigned euery where: if hee had died after the common manner of men, none would haue thought hee had been so presented by the prouidence of God, that hee should not be infected with the common contagion of the time: but in regard he was caught vp without dying, the hand of God did therein manifestly shew it selfe from heauen, by pulling him as it were out of the midst of the sire. It is no small signe of honour then you see which the Lord shewed him in this translating of him.