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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. 7 ¶Because that for his name sake they went forth, and took nothing of the Gentiles.
Ʋers. 7 ¶Because that for his name sake they went forth, and tooke nothing of the Gentiles.
Because that for his name sake. 1He rendereth a reason why such men should not only be gently received, but also courteously brought on their way. They do, saith he,2 the business of God, and not their own. For they go not to traffic, whereby they might increase their own goods, but to preach the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. It followeth. And took nothing of the Gentiles. That is:3 Therefore take they no stipend of the Gentiles to whom they preached, that by so much may they bring the more fruit unto Christ, by how much the Gentiles are void of suspicion, that they preach for lucre.4 For this cause Paul of his own accord would spare the Corinthians unto whom he preached, taking nothing of them, least he should be offensive unto any of them, as he plainly testifieth, but chiefly to the Corinthians.5
BEcause that for his name sake. 1