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A17683	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.	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Baxter, Nathaniel, fl. 1606.; Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562. Novi testament Catholici expositio ecclesiastica. aut	1578 (1578)	STC 4432; ESTC S109621	135,321	202

variablenesse neyther shadowe of turning And onelie he also properlie is a Father as you maye reade Math. 23.9 and Heb. 12.9 It foloweth And from the Lorde Iesu Christe Here haue you a manifest testimony of the diuinity of Christ For euen by this place it is euident that the Sōne is of lyke power with the father because he is the author of those things which onely God hath power to performe He addeth moreouer The Sonne of the Father That he might agree with that confession of Peter Thou art Christ the Sonne of the liuing God. It foloweth In trueth and loue He adioyneth thereto Trueth and loue and wysheth that in these they might walke perseuer He openeth Trueth against hipocrisie error and lyes that nothing else might be but the verie true fayth Loue comprehendeth all the offices of pietie Vers 4 ¶ I reioyced greatly that I found of thy sōnes walking in the trueth euen as we receyued a cōmaundement of the Father I Reioyced greatlie He taketh his beginning now from a gratulation reioycing that there were founde some among them which leauing Errors and forsaking the deceyuers haue imbraced the truth Truely this holy man is vnto vs alyuely example of that precept which S. Paul prescribeth saying Reioyce with them that reioyce and weepe with them that wepe The same almost he teacheth 1. Cor. 12 vers 26. But now is that thing turned quite contrarye for many wéepe with those which reioyce and reioyce when others wéepe if any man be praised they inure him if a man fall they reioyce But if they were of the body they would be sorie that any member should be cutte of from the bodye Christ our sauiour sorrowed for the destructiō of men when they knewe not the daye of their visitation and the thinges which belonged to the eternall peace after the same manner Paul declareth what great care he tooke in profiting the Church of Christ For he sayth The daylye care for all congregations lyeth vpon mee And when he perceyued the Church to profite he reioyceth and geueth thankes to god Rom. 16.19 Also the Virgin Marie the mother of our sauiour Christe knowing by the Aungell that her cosyn Elyzabeth had found fauour with God to be in her age the mother of an excellent sonne she greatly was stricken with ioye setteh litle by the distaunce of that place went vnto her greatly reioyced ouer her saluted her and remained certaine monthes there to conferre with her of holy thinges These are the offices of true loue For loue is patient gentle it inuyeth not it boasteth not it selfe it is not puffed vp it reioyceth not iniquitye But reioyceth in the truth This is the true and found ioy wherin the Apostle biddeth the faythfull to reioyce saying Reioyce in the Lord alwaye againe I saye Reioyce So this true minister of Christ sheweth an example vnto vs reioycing for their good and happie course in the truth that hauing put their hand to the plough they determined not to runne backe in the exercyse of the lawe are not neyther hotte nor coulde It followeth That I haue founde of thy sonnes It is cercertaine a cause of excéeding great Ioye to fynde anye man that without offence walketh with a strayte course in the fayth of Christ There is also here described vnto vs in this Elect Ladie the office of a dilligent and godly mother of an househould which is to bring vp her sonnes first in the feare of God and secondly honesty of conuersation Which good instruction of children in this place is a testimonie that this true fayth had loue adioyned with it For who so is incredulouse the same also vnfaythfully doth all things Therefore well agréeth vnto this woman the prayse wherin Salomon setteth forth the office of a dilygent housewife It followeth Euen as we haue receiued a Commaundement Because many imagine that they houlde the manifest truth when they are altogether deceyued he signifieth that truth to be allowed which agréeth with the commaundements of God it followeth of the father This he addeth whereby he might the more stirre them to Reuerence and obedience For if God be our Father his commaundements ought we of duety to receyue For so by his Prophet he sayth A sonne honoreth his Father and a seruaunt his mayster if I therefore be a Father where is the honour whych ye yéelde vnto mée But if I be your Lord where is my feare sayth the Lord of hosts Furthermore by the precept of the Lord he meaneth eyther the commaundement of loue whereof lately he spake in the last verse or els that which we haue in the first Epistle wherein this sorte he spake This is his commaundement that we beléeue in the name of his sonne Iesus Christ and loue one another as he hath geuen commaundement Except anye rather thinke that he had respect vnto that commaundement which the father gaue concerning his sonne saying Heare him For vnder this precept all the rest are comprehended and to knit vp all we are taught in this place the wyll of God to be the most iuste rule of all our actions and no trueth as much as concerneth saluation is approued of God but that which agréeth with his worde Vers 5 ¶ And now I beseech the Lady not as wryting a new commaundement vnto thee but that which we had from the beginning that we loue one another ANd nowe I beseeche the Ladie The modestie of the seruauntes of Christe is wonderfull who when executing their offices they might vsing the authoritie of God commaunde the faithfull many thinges yet had rather gentlie to desire then seuerelie and sharplie to commaunde This godlie seruaunt of Christ vrgeing mutuall loue beséecheth this Woman to perseuer in Christian Charytie So Paule exhorteth the Romanes I beséech you Brethren by the mercifulnesse of God that you yéelde your bodies a lyuelie Sacrifice holie and acceptable vnto God which is your reasonable worshippe of God. And Peter sayth I beséeche you beloued as straungers pylgrimes abstaine from carnall concupiscenses which fight against the soule Yea and Christe him selfe most modestlie sometyme and with great méekenesse inuited men vnto heauenlie thinges This modestie woulde God they woulde immitate at this daye which bragge them selues to be the Vicars of Christe and successors of the Apostles It followeth Not as writing a new commaundement vnto thee In what sorte the commaundement of Charitie is called a newe commaundement we haue declared 1. Iohn 28. Looke also the .13 of Iohn vers 34. It followeth That we loue one another When he requireth mutuall loue he excludeth not that loue which is due vnto foes and enemies Euen as when Christe sayde vnto his Disciples In this shall all men knowe that ye are my Disciples if you loue one another Iohn 13.35 He did not abolish that commaundement which he had set forth of the loue of all men and