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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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1Although I had many things. Now being about to make an end of writing, he teacheth this to be the cause of the brevity of the Epistle, even because he trusted to come unto them to whom he writ, and with his presence and fight to supply the things that wanted. It followeth. That our joy may be full. 2He promiseth that he will come to declare more copiously these & the like things, and that to this end not to the intent to catch them by deceits, deceive them by subtleties, exercise tyranny over them, or to milk away ⟨p. 12⟩their money from them:3 but that Christian joy may be fulfilled. He said in the beginning that he greatly rejoiced that he found the Children walking in the trueth, according to the commandment received of the Fathers, ver. 4. But now he affirmeth that, that his joy should be full, if he might behold in deed the profit in piety.4 For both the joy of godly men is fulfilled, when we rightly understand what belongeth unto faith, and we exercise the same by love. Whereupon Paul said:5 Fulfil my joy that ye may be like minded, having the same love, being of one accord & of one judgement. And John saith: These things write I unto you, that your joy may be full. This saying also is full of favour, for that he had rather commit the doctrine of verity unto their minds then unto papers. And certainly nothing doth it profit us that we have seen, heard, and read the doctrine of the Apostles written in papers with ink, except also we write them in our mind, and transfer them (as guides) to our lives & conversations.6 And this is done when we suffer our selves to be governed wholly by the spirit of God.
1ALthough I had manie things. Now being about to make an end of writing, he teacheth this to be the cause of the breuitye of the Epistle, euen because he trusted to come vnto them to whome he writte, and with his presence and fight to supply the things that wanted. It followeth. That our ioye maye be full.