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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. 11 ❧For he that biddeth him God speed, is partaker of his evil deeds.
Vers. 11 ❧For he that biddeth him God speede, is partaker of his euil deedes.
For he that biddeth him God speed. That is he that saluteth and keepeth company with such deceivers seemeth partaker of their evil deeds.1 For first he giveth courage to a wicked man (while he seeth himself to be in some estimation with those whom he endeavoureth to subvert) and secondly showeth an evil example to other as if he seemed to favour the wickedness of him,2 whose familiarity he doth not abhor. But these words seem not to agree with the doctrine of Paul some may say. For he thus writeth: If any man obey ⟨image 93⟩not this our saying in this letter, note him and have no company with him that he may be ashamed:3 yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother, the answer: Paul speaketh of those whereof as yet there is some hope, for it becometh us to admonish & exhort these oftentimes that they may amend their life. But mention is made in this place of those, who either openly oppugn the doctrine of Christ, or else who study every way to alienate the faithful from the same. Such when as being blind and rebellious, they do resist the trueth, are to be shunned as the ministers of Satan, and the plagues of Christian Religion. This thing desired Paul,