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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. 14 ¶For I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
Ʋers. 14 ¶For I trust I shall shortlie see thee, and we shal speake mouth to mouth. Peace bee with thee. The friendes salute thee. Greete the frindes by name.
1For I trust I shall shortly see thee. This saying containeth the cause of the brevity of the Epistle. As if he should say: There were also many other things beside these, which I desired to write unto thee: but I had rather declare them being present, then commit them unto writing. For I trust shortly to see thee, and speak face to face: if so it seem good to him, by whose beck all things are governed. It followeth: Peace be unto thee. This peace which he wisheth unto Gaius that beloved, containeth not only health of the body, but also of the soul as it hath been often said. It followeth.2 The friends salute thee. Now with a mutual and ⟨p. 20⟩Christian salutation is the Epistle shut up:3 which although it be short yet containeth it a notable argument rather to be imitated then disputed of. For brevity hath also his mysteries.
1FOr I trust I shall shortly see thee. This saying containeth the cause of the breuity of the Epistle. As if he should saye: There were also many other things besyde these, which I desired to wryte vnto thée: but I had rather declare them being present, then commit them vnto wryting. For I trust shortlye to sée thée, and speake face to face: if so it séeme good to him, by whose becke all thinges are gouerned. It followeth: Peace be vnto thee. This peace which he wisheth vnto Gaius that beloued, contayneth not onely health of the bodye, but also of the soule as it hath béene often sayde. It followeth.