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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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¶A Catholic exposition upon the third Epistle of S. John.
¶A Catholike exposition vpon the thirde Epistle of S. Iohn.
1E Ven as many men have doubted of the author of the former Epistle: So also of the writers of this Epist, they are not throughly agreed, which have written Commentaries upon the same. For there are, which ascribe it all wholly to John the Evangelist, other to John a certain divine, others to John an elder. But howsoever the matter is, it must needs be some godly man; and faithful minister of Christ in the dispensation of the word, which writeth of matters very necessary unto a certain servant of God: unto whom not without great ardency of mind he commendeth certain brethren.2 And first he praiseth Gaius unto whom he writeth, of whose hospitality many gave testimony: and exhorteth that he continue in the same purpose, both in accompanying or bringing the brethren on their way, & in gently entertaining them: and (that the exhortation may be of the more efficacy) he affirmeth him which worketh well, to be of God. Again, secondly, he sharply toucheth Diotrephes, & accuseth him,3 for that neither he himself gave any thing to the poor, and forbiddeth others so to do, and also babbleth forth many evil speeches. And by this he stirreth up Gaius to persevere in well doing.4 Lastly he commendeth Demetrius, and giveth a faithful testimony of him, and so finally with a happy and Christian prayer, joined with friendly salutations, he concludeth his Epistle, which he testifieth to be brief for this cause, for that he trusted to come shortly, and to add those things which remained unwritten.