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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

true prescript or ordinaunce thereof For they know that saying of Iohn Hereby are we sure that we haue knowne him if wée kéepe his commaundements He that sayth I know him and kéepeth not his commaundements is a lyar and the truth is not in him Paul also speaketh thus of the knowledge of Christ you haue not so learned Christ if so be you haue heard him and haue bene taught by him as the truth is in Iesus that is that ye cast of concerning the conuersation in tyme paste that oulde man whiche is corrupt through the deceyuable lustes and be renewed in the spirite of your mynde c. Out of the which words we learne that in vaine doo all they bost of the knowledg of the truth which endeuour not themselues to newnesse of lyfe Vers 2 ¶ For the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shal be with vs for euer FOr the truthes sake He meaneth the truth of the Gospell which they by the preaching of the word had learned as if he shoulde saye Not for any other cause doo the godly and faythfull which are with vs loue thy sonnes but because they vnderstande that the sinceritye of the profession of the gospel pell which wée followe doth dwell in you In this place maye we obserue the difference betwéene worldlye loue and Christian loue Many loue other men for their ritches substaunce honour and goods which they hope to receyue at their hands Such loue is not true loue but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 selfe loue But Christian loue euen as it is founded in Gods verity respecteth first the only glory of God and secondly the profit of his neighbor Therfore is this trueth alwayes ioygned with the feare of God so that no man can truly boste of this truth but he which hath geuen ouer himselfe obedient to the wil of of God. It followeth VVhich dwelleth in vs. That is which is firme true among vs of the which none of vs can doubt If so be that we most stedfastlye holde Christe speaking to the Father with his owne mouth vttered Thy worde is trueth It foloweth And shal be vvith vs for euer These words pertayne not so muche to the confirmation of the doctrine as vnto the certaintie of their perseueraunce Here the Elder affirmeth both himselfe and the rest of the faythfull amongst whome he was conuersant to perseuer in the truth Which thing ought not to bring a little comfort to all godly men For lytle were it that we are placed in the waye of trueth except we had hope of perseuering to the ende But they which are indowed with the celestiall spirite and being taught of Christ haue learned the trueth doo knowe for certaintie that they are not called in vaine into the flocke of Christ that is not for this cause onelie that they may heare the voyce of the Pastor Christe but that they maye folowe him vnto the ende as he sayde My sheepe heare my voice and I knowe them and they follow me And in another place If a man loue me he will keepe my worde and my father will loue him and we will come vnto him and dwell with him And when he speaketh of the holie ghost who him selfe teacheth this trueth I sayth he will praie the father and he shal geue you another comforter that he maie abide with you for euer euē the spirit of truth whome the worlde cannot receiue because in seeth him not neither knoweth him but ye knowe him for he dwelleth in you and shal be in you Wherevnto also pertayneth that most excellent promise of Christ Beholde I am with you alwaies euen to the ende of the worlde Beholde howe the trueth dwelleth alwayes with the faythful If a man obiect that there be many which depart from the flocke of Christ euen as we may gather out of many places of scripture we haue a ready aunswere that they neuer truely beléeued nor acknowledged the trueth Wherfore the spirite of God thinketh them not of the number of the faithfull but rather when it seemeth him good he abiecteth them out of the sacred flocke of God as vnprofitable outcastes and méere hypocrites Whervpon Iohn speaking of Antichrists sayth They went out from vs but they were not of vs For if they had bene of vs they had remained together with vs but this commeth to passe that they might appeare that they are not all of vs For the holie Apostle knewe right well what Christe had sayde of the Electe shéepe I geue vnto them life eternall neither shall they perish for euer neither shall any man take them out of my hande My Father which gaue them vnto mee is greater then all and no man can take them out of my Fathers hande They therfore which truely belong vnto the flock of Christ shal in him perseuer vnto the ende according to that saying of Paule the Apostle I am perswaded of this same thing that he which hath begune this good worke in you wyll performe it vntyll the daye of Iesus Christ Vers 3 ¶ Grace mercie and peace from God the Father and from the Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the Father shal be with vs in trueth and loue GRace c. He wisheth to the faithfull Grace which is geuen to vs by Christe wherein also he declareth himself to be the faithfull dispensor of the mysteries of God. And he comforteth vs when he sayth that Grace shal continue with vs whereby we are saued through fayth For by the worde Grace he signifieth the fauour of God which he sheweth towardes vs for his sonnes sake in that he imputeth not our sinnes vnto vs but remitteth them for our mediatour Iesus Mercie This is the cause of that Grace into the which God receyueth vs concerning the which Peter wryteth Blessed be God euen the Father of our Lorde Iesus Christ which according to his abundaunt mercie hath begotten vs againe into a liuelie hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead And Paule Not of the workes of righteousnesse which we had done but according to his mercie he saued vs Peace This also springeth of the grace of god That Peace sayth he wherewith God the Father reconciled vs vnto him selfe shall continue for euer for the counsaile of God is firme and stedfast and is not chaunged as a man This Peace Christe wisheth and leaueth with his Disciples They therfore that loue the Lawe of the Lorde shall haue great peace and shall haue no hurt And blessed shall they be because they confesse Christe the true Peace and retaine him for the author of their fayth But from whome are all these thinges to be looked for From God the Father For he is the fountaine and originall of all goodnesse as Iames testifieth saying Euerie good geuing and euerie perfect gyfte is from aboue descending from the Father of lyghtes with whome is no

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

this maye be referred to the Ministers of the worde whiche had preached the Gospell vnto the faythfull to whome he wryteth as if he should say Marke dillygentlie our labour whereby we reueale Christ vnto you If you shall this doo I hope we shall not lose our labour We trust that you shall be our ioye and crowne of reioysing in the presence of our Lorde Iesus Christe at his comming It followeth But that we maie receiue a ful reward This maye verie aptlie be referred generallie to all faithful in this sense Let vs doo our dilygence that the teachers of Antechrist being made none accoumpt of we maye receyue that most ample rewarde which Christe hath promised to none but to these which perseuer to the ende Vers 9 ¶ Whosoeuer transgresseth and abydeth not in the doctrine of Christe hath not God He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ he hath both the Father and the Sonne WHosoeuer transgresseth c. Nowe he addeth greater things For of al this is the greatest detrimēt to be voide of god And so to haue neyther the Father nor the Sonne But he which goeth not forwarde in trueth and loue he neither hath the Father nor the Sonne Hereby we learne that carefully it is to be looked vnto that no man start backe from the knowne trueth because that after no other sort doo we knowe God to be our God then whyle we persist stedfast immoueable in the doctrine deliuered vnto vs by the Apostles Which thing woulde God they woulde marke which despising the doctrine of the Gospel doo followe humane constitutions as it is accustomed in the Popedome not without great losse of soules It followeth He that continueth He continueth in the doctrine of Christ or of the Gospell which meaneth and doth according to the same and lyueth in contemplating and doing together but he that from this conueigheth him selfe is Atheos a Miscreaunt or without god For euen as he which applyeth him selfe to integritie maketh him selfe familiar vnto God euen as Abraham according to that he hearde of God him selfe I am thy God walke before mee and be vpright So he which lyueth without the Law of the Gospel is an Infidell in drawing himselfe backe that he might not haue god But when as he is an Athist euen who enstrangeth himself from diuine discipline truly whoso remaineth in the same He hath both the Father and the Sonne For as cōcerning such the sonne sayd If any man loue me he wil keepe my worde and my father will loue him and we will come vnto him and dwel with him And here by the way is to be noted that God may be two wayes had that is to say vniuersallie in the same sorte as al creaturs are sayd to haue God according to the saying of Paul In him we liue and moue and haue our being And the Lord himself by his Prophet Do not I fill heauen and earth sayth the lord But this is sayd according to the manner of the being of God. After another manner is God had and possessed euen by fayth and sanctitie after which sort are the faythfull called the Temples of God because in them God dwelleth This doctrine therefore agréeth with that of Iohn Let therefore abyde in you that same which you haue hearde from the begynning If that which ye haue hearde from the beginning shall remaine in you ye also shall continue in the sonne and in the Father But although in this place there be mention made but of the Father and of the Sonne onely and not of the holie ghost no man therefore ought to be offended For of this onely euen of the Father and the Sonne the intent of his speache constrained him and requyred him to speake But the Father and the Sonne are not sayde to dwell in the hartes of the faythfull but by the holie ghost as teacheth the Scripture Wherefore when the persons of the Father and the Sonne are named the holie ghost is not excluded Vers 10 ¶ If there come any vnto you and bring not this doctrine receyue him not to house neither byd him God speede IF there come anie vnto you He cōmaundeth in more plaine wordes to flye the company of Heretikes and false teachers and constantlie to cleaue to the doctrine of Christ Heretikes false teachers be they which first bring in theyr owne doctrine and not the doctrine of Christ or else secondly which delyuer or follow a contrarie preaching to the doctrine of Christ But the doctrine of Christ is conteined in the writings of the Prophets Apostles who so euer therfore shall not bring the scriptures or shall teach any thing against the scriptures is not to be receyued into the company nor vnto the speach of the faithful for euyl speaches corrupt good manners It followeth Receiue him not to house Euen as Christ commaundeth his to be receyued because they bring vnto men the pure doctrine of the Gospell so admonisheth he that we must take héede of false Prophetes and deceyuers because they can bring nothing with them but a curse And this saying is dilygentlie to be noted for many there be nowe a dayes which easily geue eare to those that preache what so they lyst and receyue them vnto theyr houses whereby it commeth to passe that they carie from them a iust rewarde euen corruption of minde for the most parte The Apostle feared least the same should come to passe vnto the Corinthians as he him selfe wryteth I feare least as the serpent beguiled Eua through his subtilty so your minds shoulde be corrupte from the simplicitie that is in Christ It followeth Neither bidde him God speede Euen as by House he meaneth a common dwelling together so by God speede hée meaneth familiar talke As it he should say This is that true doctrine which from true wytnesses from the saincts of our Lord Iesus Christ from the Apostles and my selfe ye haue receyued from the beginning But if any man come vnto you which bringeth a doctrine contrarye to this that he maye bring you from the truth of the Gospel so litle ought you to geue eare vnto him that neither is he to be admitted to house if he séeke harborough nor to be saluted with the word God speede if parraduenture he be mette in the way For haszard it is least he infect the familye with his familiar lyuing together with them and for the benefite of the house communicated to him he repay an Iniurye and least of salutation there may grow further talke Vers 11 ❧ For he that biddeth him God speede is partaker of his euil deedes FOr he that biddeth him God speede That is hee that saluteth and kéepeth company with such deceyuers séemeth partaker of their euill déedes For fyrst he geueth corage to a wicked man while he séeth himselfe to be in some estimation with those whome he endeuoreth to subuert and