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A17649	The comentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the first Epistle of Sainct Ihon, and vpon the Epistle of Iude wherein accordyng to the truthe of the woordes of the holie Ghost, he most excellently openeth and cleareth the poinct of true iustification with God, and sanctification by the Spirit of Christ, by the effects that he bryngeth forthe in the regeneration. Translated into Englishe by W.H.; Commentaire sur l'épistre canonique de S. Jean. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. Exposition sur l'épistre de S. Jude. aut; W. H.	1580 (1580)	STC 4404; ESTC S107184	123,116	300

in it selfe all kinde of corruption and deapth of all naughtinesse and euills In the worlde are pleasures delights and all inticements wherewith man may bée snared to withdrawe himselfe from GOD Furthermore the loue of the worlde is so vehementlye condemned because when wée regarde nothing but the earth it is of necessitie that we both forget God and our selues And where such wicked desire doeth raigne and beare the swaie and holdeth a man so snared that he doeth not meditate of the heauenlye lyfe there is a beastlye sencelesnesse If anie man loue the world Hée prooueth by an argument of contraries how necessarie it is to cast awaie the loue of the world if we wil please God And that he doth afterwards confirme by an argument of repugnaunces because those thinges which be proper to the world be vtterly at warre with God That must be kept in minde which I sayd already that héere is noted a prophane disposition of life which hath no fellowshippe with the kingdome of God where men so growe out of kinde that being satisfied with this present lyfe they thinke no more of the immortall life then bruite beastes Therefore whosoeuer doeth so inbondage himselfe to earthlye desires he cannot be the childe of God 16 That is the lust of the flesh The olde interpreter saith otherwise For of one sentence he maketh two The Grecians haue done better which read together in one sentence That whatsoeuer is of the worlde is not of God and in one continued spéech are sette downe thrée kindes of concupiscences For in stéede of explication Iohn hath put in these as it were thrée examples that hée might brieflye shew what indeauours what kinde of thoughts they haue which liue to the world Further it is no great matter whether it be a full and whole partition Albeit thou shalt not finde a worldly man in whom these de●ires doo not raigne or at the least some one ●f them It remaineth that we sée what he meaneth by each of them The first part vseth to ●e expounded generally of al wicked desires ●ecause the flesh signifieth the whole corrupt na●ure of man Albeit I wold not contend yet I will not dissemble that I approue of another sence When Paule forbiddeth Rom. 3.14 that there should be thought taken for ●he flesh to fulfill the lusts of it He séemeth to me a good interpreter of this place What is ●lesh there verilye the bodie and his increa●ings What then is the desire of the flesh but when earthly minded men desiring to liue at ease and daintely are onely giuen ouer to their profit The thréefolde partition of an Epicure is knowen by Cicero and others whereby he discerneth between desires when he maketh some natural necessarie others naturall yet not necessarie others neither naturall nor necessarie But Iohn who knew the disorder of mans heart doth safely condemne the lusts of the flesh because it alwaies intemperately breaketh out will not kéepe a meane Afterwards he ascendeth by degrées to the groser faults The lust of the eyes in my iudgement comprehendeth as well vnchast lookes as the vanitie which rangeth in pompe and vaine brauery There followeth lastly arrogancie or pride whereto is ioyned ambition bragging contempt of others a blind loue of it selfe and a rash presumption The summe is that so soone as the world offereth it selfe our desires as our hart is wicked like vnbridled beasts are violently drawen thether so that diuers lustes doo beare sway which al are contrarie to God For life it is in Gréeke Bios that is the kinde and manner of liuing 17 But the world passeth away Because in the world there is nothing but inconstant and as it were for a short time hée thereof gathereth how euill and miserablye they prouide for themselues who set theyr felicitie héere especially séeing God doth cal vs to the blessed glorie of eternall life as if he should haue sayd the true felicitie which God offereth to his children is eternall It is therefore an vnworthie thing that wée should be intangled with the worlde which will shortly vanish away with all his good things Concupiscence I interpret héere by a Metonimia whatsoeuer is desired and inforceth the desires of men vnto it selfe The sense is that whatsoeuer in the worlde is helde most precious and chiefly to be desired it is but a vaine shadow When he saith that they abide for euer that doo the will of God he signifieth that they shall euer be happie that labour to aspire vnto God If any man obiect that no man dooth that which God commaundeth the aunswere is easie that it is not meant héere of the absolute performance of the lawe but of the obedience of Faith which howsoeuer it be not perfect yet it is neuerthelesse approoued with God The will of God is first showed vnto vs in the Lawe but because no man dooth satisfie the Lawe no happines can be hoped for from thence But Christ méeteth those that bée without hope with a newe supplye who not onely dooth regenerate vs with his Spirite that wée maye giue obedience and reuerence to GOD but causeth allso that our indeauour howsoeuer it be weake obtaineth the commendation of absolute righteousnesse 18 Little children it is the last time and as you haue heard that Antichrist shal● come euen now also there begin to bee manie Antichrists whereby wee knowe that it is th● last time 19 They went out from amongst vs b●● they were not of vs. For if they had ben of vs they would verely haue tarried with vs bu● that it might haue bene made manifest tha● they were not all of vs. 18 IT is the last time He confirmeth the faithful against offences whe● with they might haue bene troubled Nowe were sprong vp diuers sectes which did cu●● a sunder the vnitie of faith and disperse the Churches And the Apostle doth not only fence the faithfull least they should stumble but turneth all this into another ende For hée doth admonish them that the last time is at hand and therefore he exhorteth them to the greater watchfulnesse as if he should haue saide When diuers errours spring vp you ought rather to be awakened then ouerwhelmed For thēce is to be gathered that Christ is not farre hence Therefore let vs be diligent to waite for him least he take vs at a sodaine We ought at this day to be stirred vp in like manner and to lay hold by faith ●f the comming of Christ which is at hande when Satan setteth all out of order to di●turbe the Church For these are signes of the ●ast time But so many yeres which haue pas●ed since the death of Iohn doo seeme to con●ince this prophecie of vntruth I aunswere ●hat the Apostle doth shew to the faithful ac●ording to the vsuall manner of the Scrip●ure that there is nothing remaineth further ●o be looked for but that Christ appeare for the redemption of the world But because he setteth no certaine time he neither fed

of the other he saieth by his owne example Rom. 7.15.17 That that I would not do that I doe yet not I but sinne that dwelleth in me Where he meaneth by sinne the remnaunces of corruption whiche yet were sinne albeit he laboured against it and was so farre from taking delight therein that he euen groned vnder the burden thereof Rom. 7.24 saiyng O wretched man that I am who shal deliuer me from this bodie of death But who seeth not that fewe there are who striue to giue obediēce vnto the Lord and to shew forth the effectual cognizaunce and badge whose people thei be by true regeneration and sincere loue to the bretheren Infinite in deede are the thousandes of men who beare an outward face to the Gospell of Christ that yet doe wholly prophane them selues in the obedience of sinne not knowyng or not regardyng 2. Cor 5.17 that iustification and sanctification are inseperable companions who can not bee sondred or put aparte Yet the olde complaint of the Prophet is in vse at this daie that men seeme to saie in their hartes Esa 28.15 Wee haue made a couenaunt with death and with hell are wee at a greement though a scourge run ouer and passe through it shall not come at vs for we haue made falshood our refuge and vnder vanitie are we hidd Moises commaunded the Israelites carefully to auoide the roote of bitternesse Deut. 29.18.19.20 Heb. 12.15 and sheweth what it is and the daunger thereof that is an harte hardened at the iudgementes of the Lorde and saiyng Tushe I shall haue peace although I walke according to the stubbornnesse of myne owne harte The Lorde saieth Moises will not be mercifull to suche a soule c. And who maie not see the many yea infinite thousandes of suche as haue in their profession succeeded Esawe as prophane as he Heb. 12.16 who contemned and solde his birthright for one messe of meate but thei thinke thei shall safely retourne in conuenient tyme yet thei are greatly deceiued Gen. 25.32 Esawe thought not his birthright worth a strawe if he perished with hunger that is except it might serue hym in this life These contemne the truth of Gods word the honor of his name and care of true obedience vnto his will in regarde of their pleasure or profite the least that maie Heb. 12.17 Esawe founde no place to repentaunce although he sought the blessing with teares and who can assure them that their portion wil not be as his For howsoeuer thei outwardly pretende to agree with vs in one and the same truthe of God yet we continually see to our intollerable greefe how in the practize of their life thei runne headlong to all prophannesse cast the glorious power of the worde of God whiche should continually bynde them to the obedience of his will out of their sight 2. Tim. 3.2.5 2. Pet. 2.3 whilest thei accompt more of gaine then of Godlinesse and wallowe in their vaine pleasures and fleshly delightes as is infinitly seen at this daie Who maketh not a tushe in his owne soule to giue obediēce to the Lorde in all the actions of his life If outwardly to bragge that we are children of the righteous to glorie in our titles Ihon. 8.3.3 if not rightly to accompt of the excellencie of our high callyng with God if to be hardly drawen to any good waie and to goe swiftly to the waie of sinne if our filthie gaine though but in a vile thyng or beastly delightes bee of force to carie vs against the obedience of the will of God bee to holde an estate with Esawe as it is in deede if onely thei haue sealed vnto them the fauour of the Lorde who by the power of the Spirite of Christ are chaunged in their whole beeyng and cherefully led in the obedience of the wil of God then is there iust cause that all carnall Gospellers Libertines carelesse professors and prophane men should intollerably feare before the anger of the Lord. And although thei be infinitly drunken with this vile conceapt that so thei bee no Papistes whiche vncleane beastes in deede remaine in their sinnes so thei professe the Gospell alowe of the truthe and doctrine thereof as common men doe in all thynges that touch not themselues that for the rest God is mercifull and thei shall doe well enough howsoeuer thei liue yet let them remēber alwaies the example of Esawe He though not the excellencie of Gods callyng to be as it was in the tyme of his vanitie nor yet doe thei He wept for a blessing and it maie be some of them would gladly be saued But true repentaunce Luc 24 47. the waie whereby it is had was farre from him and who shall promise it vnto them It maie bee if the Lorde doe not conuert them thei maie haue suche a repentaunce as Judas had a sight of the righteous iudgementes of GOD and their owne sinne but suche a power in their owne soules as maie soundly applie the free promises of God in Christ and his whole righteousnesse vnto them selues it is onely from the Lorde and resteth not in the power of any childe of man as maie well be seen in Esaw who is saide to haue founde no place to repentance though he sought the blessing with teares Againe seing the Lorde maketh it knowen in some acceptable measure who doe rightly profite in the profession of his name vnto the assuraunce of his grace free discharge from al daunger in the daie to come As doeth appeare in the visitation of the greate Citie spoken of in Ezekiel 9.4 commaundyng that all thei onely shall be sealed to a sure escape that mourne crie for the wickednesse of men How shall these impure Macheuilles Atheistes Papistes Libertines beastly professors and carnall Gospellers be put in hope of the fauour of God who are so farre of from mournyng in their owne soules for the euilles of men that their owne life is nothyng els but a Sea of sinne and daiely proceedyng in continuall transgression against the Lorde And albeit it is moste true that whom the Lorde of glorie hath called from the death of sinne to the life of righteousnesse and caused that they walke not as thei did before Ephe. 2.2 seueryng his people from the curse of the worlde and the vsuall waies of men yet very fewe there are found that make conscience of any chaunge in them selues into those waies whiche bee accordyng to the Lorde And though it be infinitely vrged vnto the myndes of men that who soeuer is in Christ is a newe creature ● Cor. 5.17 that is begunne to be chaunged in his whole soule and bodie from corruption and sinne to the light and willing obedience of the will of God Yet who maie not see that the most wilfully ignoraunt of this waie and that it is true in experience that the Prophet saieth that who so withdraweth himself frō euill must be spoiled

shoulde thinke that he giueth libertie to sinne when he preacheth of the mercie of GOD and teacheth that it is set forth vnto vs all Hée therefore ioyneth together two partes of the Gospell which prepostrous men separating doe rend make lame the Gospel it selfe Further the doctrine of grace hath euer ben subiect to the slaunders of wicked men when the forgiuenesse of sinnes is set forth in Christ then they bragge that there is graunted libertye to sinne That the Apostle maye méete with these mischifes at the first hée sheweth that this is the end of his doctrine that men shuld cease to sinne For when he sayth That you should not sinne He onely meaneth this that they should abstaine from sinne as much as they are able for the imperfectiō of man And héereto tendeth that which I handled before of the societie with God that we might be made like vnto him Yet in the meane time he ceaseth not to speak of the frée forgiuenesse of sins because the albeit that the Sky should fall all things be confused together yet this parte of doctrine is neuer to be omitted but that the office of Christ must be preched plainly and to the purpose and this it becommeth vs to doo at this day And because flesh is prone vnto loosenesse men are diligently to bée put in minde that righteousnesse and saluation is therefore gotten by the death of Christ that we may be an holy people of God Yet howsoeuer it come to passe that many doo wickedly abuse the mercie of God and also manye dogs doo slaunderously speake euill of vs as if we let loose the reynes to wickednesse wée must goe forward constauntly in auouching the grace of Christ in which the glory of God doth most notably shine and the whole saluation of man consist These barkings I say of the wicked are to be despised wherewith we sée that the Apostles were assailed For this cause he straight addeth the second mēber That we haue an aduocate when we haue sinned by which words he confirmeth that which he had before Because we are farre from perfect righteousnes yea we daily increase our guiltinesse that there is together a present remedie to appease God if we flie vnto Christ And this onely is it wherin consciences may quiet themselues wherein resteth the righteousnesse of man and in which is established ●he hope of saluation The conditional mem●er If any man must be resolued into a cau●all for it cannot be but we sinne Finallye ●ohn sheweth that we are not onely called ●rom sinne by the Gospell because that there God doth call vs vnto himselfe and offereth ●he spirit of regeneration but also that the wretched sinners are comforted as hauing God alwaies mercifull vnto them and that ●heir sinnes wherewith they are holden doo ●ot let but that they are iust neuerthelesse ●ecause they haue a mediator who doth recō●ile them to God Further when he goeth about to shew how we become again in fauor with God he saith that Christ is our aduo●ate For in this he appeareth before the face of God that hée may shew foorth the efficacie of his sacrifice towards vs. To the ende this may be better vnderstood I will speak more plainly The intercession of Christ is the continuall applying of his death vnto our saluation Whereas therefore God dooth not impute our sinnes hence it is because he hath respecte vnto Christ our earnest Intercessour But the two titles wherewith hée afterwarde adorneth Christ doo properly belong to the circumstaunce of this place He calleth him Iust and Reconciliation It behooueth that he be indued with both that he maye beare the office and person of an Aduocate for what sinner can obtaine for vs the fauor of God For therefore we are all driuen from hauing accesse vnto him because no man is pure and voyd of sinne No man therefore is a fit high Priest but he that is innocent and seperate from sinners as also is testified Heb. 17. verse 26. Reconciliation is added because without Sacrifice none is a fitte high Priest Therfore vnder the Lawe the Priest neuer went into the Sanctuarie without bloud and Sacrifice with prayer as if a solemne seale were wont to bee added by the ordinaunce of GOD. By which token GOD woulde haue it knowen that hée which shoulde obtaine fauour for vs must bée prepared with Sacrifice For when God is offended the price of satisfaction to pacifie him is required Hence it followeth that all the Saints which haue bene and which shal be haue néede of an aduocate and that there is none sufficient to vndergoe this office but onely Christ And in truth Iohn hath ascribed to Christ these two Epethytes by name that he might shewe him to be the onely aduocate And as there commeth vnto vs therby excéeding consolation when we heare that Christ dyed not onelye once that hée might pacifie his Father towardes vs but continuallye make intercession for vs that the waye might bée open for vs vnto the father in his name that our prayers might bée hearde so is it chiefelye to bée taken héede vnto least the honour that is appropriate and due to him alone be transferred to another But we knowe in the Papistrie this office was ascribed indifferently to the Saints Nowe there bée almost thirtie yeares since this excellent Principle of our Faith was almost buryed That Christ is our Aduocate They confesse in déede at this daye that there is one of manye but not alone They that among the Papistes haue some more modestye denye not that Christ dooth excell aboue all other Aduocates whatsoeuer but neuerthelesse afterwardes they associate vnto him a great rabblement of companions But the wordes of Iohn in this place doo plainlye manifest that hée cannot in anye wise bée an Aduocate that is not a Priest Further the Priesthoode appertaineth vnto none but vnto Christ alone In the meane time we take not awaie the mutual intercession of Saints whereby among thēselues they exercise charity But this is nothing to them that are dead who are separate from the felowship of men and nothing to those defences which they counterfait to thēselues least they shuld onely cleaue to Christ For albeit that bretheren pray for their bretheren yet without exceptiō they all respect one head defender It is therefore no doubt but the Papists doe set against Christ euen so manye Idolles as they imagine Patrones vnto themselues But if is to be noted by the waie that they erre too grosely which tumble Christ at his Fathers knées that he might praie for vs. Such imaginations must be taken awaie which derogate from the diuine glorie of Christ and the simple doctrine is to be held that the fruite of his death doe remaine fresh and perpetuall for vs that by his intercession he reconcileth God vnto vs and as well doeth sanctifie our prayers by the swéete smell of his sacrifice as help them by the fauour of his supportation 2 Not for ours alone He