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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. 5 ¶Beloved, thou doest faithfully, what so thou doest toward the brethren and toward strangers.
Ʋers. 5 ¶Beloued, thou doest faithfullie, what so thou doest towarde the brerhren and towarde straungers.
Beloved, thou doest faithfully. 1Now declareth he the fruit of faith, which is love toward our neighbour. For the first thing is, that we receive the trueth, and be perfect in faith: and the next is, that we be charitable. This Elder therefore signifieth his joy unto Gaius for his hospitality and beneficence, which he showed toward the brethren, after he had made mention of the receipt of the trueth:2 as if he should say. That thou art officious toward the Christians, which live there, or which come thither as strangers, thou doest a thing worthy of him which truly believeth the gospel, and loveth Christ, and imitateth the examples of hospitality in the Patriarchs and Prophets.3 This hospitality every where the Scripture commendeth. Rom. 12.13. And the Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews saith: Be mindful of hospitality, for thereby some have received Angels into their houses unawares.4 But this office ought to be performed with a joyful mind, and cheerful heart: according to that exhortation of Peter. Be ye harborus one to another without grudging.
BEloued, thou doest faithfullie. 1Nowe declareth he the fruite of fayth, which is loue towarde our neyghbour. For the firste thing is, that we receyue the trueth, and be perfect in fayth: and the next is, that we be charytable. This Elder therefore signifieth his ioye vnto Gaius for his hospitalitie and benificence, which he shewed towarde the brethren, after he had made mencion of the receyte of the trueth: