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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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Besides there is also an exhortation joined with this doctrine, which ought marvellously to provoke us to exercise the duties of love to our neighbours. For it is no small honour when he accounts the good which we do to men for sacrifices offered to himself: and that he so greatly decks and adorns the good turns and services that we have done (which yet are scarce worth the naming) as to pronounce them to be sacred and holy things. Wherefore, when we suffer love to grow cold amongst us, we not only thereby defraud men of their right, but also even God himself: who by a solemn title hath consecrated all the good which he commands us to do unto men, to himself. The word communication extends it self further than beneficence, which is the showing of mercy. For it comprehends all the pleasures and services which men do one to another. And this is the true badge of love, 1to wit, when those who are knit together by the band of Gods spirit, do communicate of their good things one to another.
Besides there is also an exhortation ioyned with this doctrine, which ought marueilously to prouoke vs to exercise the duties of loue to our neighbours. For it is no small honour when he accounts the good which we doe to men for sacrifices offered to himselfe: and that he so greatly deckes and adornes the good turnes and seruices that we haue done (which yet are scarce worth the naming) as to pronounce them to be sacred and holy things. Wherfore, when we suffer loue to grow cold amongst vs, we not onely thereby defraud men of their right, but also euen God himselfe: who by a solemne title hath consecrated all the good which he commands vs to doe vnto men, to himselfe. The word communication extendes it selfe further than beneficence, which is the shewing of mercie. For it comprehends all the pleasures and seruices which men doe one to another. And this is the true badge of loue, 1to wit, when those who are knit together by the band of Gods spirit, doe communicate of their good things one to another.
- 1The true badge of love.The true badge of loue.