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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. 10 ¶If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not to house, neither bid him God speed.
Vers. 10 ¶If there come any vnto you, and bring not this doctrine, receyue him not to house, neither byd him God speede.
1IF there come any unto you. He commandeth in more plain words, to fly the company of Heretics and false teachers, and constantly to cleave to the doctrine of Christ. Heretics & false teachers be they which first bring in their own doctrine, and not the doctrine of Christ, or else secondly which deliver or follow a contrary preaching to the doctrine of Christ. But the doctrine of Christ is contained in the writings of the Prophets & Apostles: who so ever therefore shall not bring the scriptures, or shall teach any thing against the scriptures, is not to be received into the company, nor unto the speech of the faithful, for evil speeches corrupt good manners. It followeth.2 Receive him not to house. Even as Christ commandeth his to be received, because they bring unto men the pure doctrine of the Gospel: so admonisheth he that we must take heed of false Prophets and deceivers, because they can bring nothing with them but a curse. And this saying is diligently to be noted, for many there be now a days, which easily give ear to those that preach what so ⟨p. 11⟩they list, and receive them unto their houses: whereby it cometh to pass, that they carry from them a just reward, even corruption of mind, for the most part.