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The lectures or daily sermons, of that reverend divine, D. John Calvin, pastor of…The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of…
The lectures or daily sermons, of that reverend divine, D. John Calvin, pastor of the Church of God in Geneva, upon the prophet Jonah, by N.B. student in Divinity. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. John, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of the Church of God in Geneua, vpon the prophet Ionas, by N.B. student in Diuinitie. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. Iohn, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.
London: printed by J. Charlewood for Edward White, 1578
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Vers. 9 ¶Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God: He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.
Vers. 9 ¶Whosoeuer transgresseth, and abydeth not in the doctrine of Christe, hath not God: He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.
Whosoever transgresseth. &c. Now he addeth greater things: For of all this is the greatest detriment, to be void of God. And so to have neither the Father nor the Sonne. ⟨p. 10⟩But he which goeth not forward in trueth and love, he neither hath the Father nor the Sonne. Hereby we learn,1 that carefully it is to be looked unto, that no man start back from the known trueth: because that after no other sort do we know God to be our God, then while we persist steadfast & immovable in the doctrine delivered unto us by the Apostles. Which thing would God they would mark,2 which despising the doctrine of the Gospel, do follow humane constitutions: as it is accustomed in the Popedom, not without great loss of souls. It followeth: He that continueth. He continueth in the doctrine of Christ, or of the Gospel, which meaneth and doth according to the same, and liveth in contemplating and doing together: but he that from this conveyeth him self, is Atheos, a Miscreant, or without God. For even as he which applieth him self to integrity, maketh him self familiar unto God: even as Abraham, according to that he heard of God him self:3 I am thy God: walk before me, and be upright.
WHosoeuer transgresseth. &c. Nowe he addeth greater things: For of al this is ye greatest detrimēt, to be voide of God. And so to haue neyther the Father nor the Sonne.