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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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By faith Sarah also, &c.] Vers. 11 To the end women may know and understand that this doctrine is no less common unto them than unto men, he brings in the example of Sarah, 1the whom he notes out before all others, because she is the mother of all the faithful. But it is wonderful that her faith is commē dead, seeing she is manifestly convicted of infidelity; for she laughed at the word of the Angel, Objection. as if it had been a fable, Gen. 18.12. Her laughing was not by way of admiration: for if it had, she should not have been so sharply reproved of the Angel. It must be confessed, Answers. that her faith was mingled with infidelity: 2but because she corrected her distrust after she was admonished, she is notwithstanding that, allowed of God, and her faith commended. Whereas then at the first she rejected this message of the Angel, as a thing incredible, yet as soon as she understood that it proceeded from the mouth of God, she received it in obedience. And from hence we gather a very profitable doctrine, that howsoever our faith do somewhat waver and halt, yet it ceaseth not for all that to be approved of God; 3provided that we let not loose the reins to distrust. Now the sum is, that the miracle which God did when Isaac was begotten, was the fruit of the faith of Abraham and his wife, by which they apprehended and felt the power of God
By faith Sara also, &c.] Vers. 11 To the end women may know and vnderstand that this doctrine is no lesse common vnto them than vnto men, he brings in the example of Sara, 1the whom he notes out before all others, because shee is the mother of all the faithfull. But it is wonderfull that her faith is commē ded, seeing shee is manifestly conuicted of infidelitie; for shee laughed at the word of the Angel, Obiection. as if it had beene a fable, Gen. 18.12. Her laughing was not by way of admiration: for if it had, shee should not haue beene so sharpely reprooued of the Angel. It must bee confessed, Answers. that her faith was mingled with infidelitie: