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truth_n	love_n	receive_v	unrighteousness_n	1,627	5	10.8118	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16078	A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine: faithfully translated out of Latine into English, by E.P. Whereunto is also added a commentarie vpon the Euangelist S. Iohn, by the same authour.; Harmonia ex tribus Evangelistis composita	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. In Evangelium secundum Johannem. aut; Pagit, Eusebius, 1547?-1617.; Fetherston, Christopher.	1584 (1584)	STC 2962; ESTC S102561	1,583,711	1,539

first manifested in the Gospel but hee of whome the lawe and the Prophetes bare witnesse did openly shew himselfe in the gospel 40 And yee will not He â—oth againe cast in their teeth that nothing letted them but malice to take the life offered in the scriptures For when he saith that they will not he ascribeth the cause of ignorance and blindnesse vnto frowardnesse and stubbornnesse And truly seeing that he offered himselfe so courteously vnto them they must needes be wilfully blinde And sithence that they fled from the light of set purpose yea seeing that they did couet to ouerwhelme the Sun with thier darknes Christ doth sharply chide them for good causes 41 I receiue not glory from men 42 But I knowe you that you haue not the loue of God in you 43 I came in my fathers name and you receiue me not if another come in his owne name him will yee receiue 44 How can yee beleeue who receiue glory one of another and seeke not the glorye that commeth of God alone 45 Thinke not that I will accuse you vnto my father there is one that accuseth you Moses in whom you trust 46 For if you did beleeue Moses you woulde also beleeue mee for hee writte of mee 47 But if you beleeue not his writinges how will you beleeue my wordes 41 I receiue not glory from men He holdeth on in reprehending them and least he be suspected as if he did handle his owne cause he saith first to preuent them that he passeth not for the glory of man neither passeth he neither is he sory for his owne sake that he seeth himselfe to be despised And truly he is greater then that he dependeth vpon mens iudgementes seeing that the wickednesse of all the whole worlde can take nothing from him nor diminishe his highnesse one heyre He standeth so vpon the refuting of the false slaunder that he extolleth himself aboue men After that he inueigheth freely against them and obiecteth vnto them the contempt and hatred of God And although wee bee far distant from Christ in the degree of honour yet must we contemne the sinister iudgements of men Truly we must take great heed that the coÌ„tempt of our selues doe not prouoke vs vnto wrath But let vs rather learne to be angrie for this cause if the honour that is due vnto God be not giuen him Let this holy iealousie burne and vexe vs so often as wee see the worlde to be so vnthankfull that it doth reiect vs. 42 Because you haue not the loue of God The loue of God is in this place taken for the whole sense of Godlinesse For no man can loue God but he must receiue him and wholy submit himselfe vnto him like as againe where the loue of God doth not reigne there can be no desire to obey For which cause Moses putteth downe this briefe some of the law that we loue our God with all our hearte c. Deut. 6. 5. 43 I came Christ proueth by this argument that the Iewes do neither loue nor reuerence God because they wil greedily receiue false prophetes when as they refuse to submit themselues vnto God For hee taketh this for a thing which all men do graunt that this is a signe of a froward and wicked minde when men doe subscribe willingly vnto lyes setting apart the truth If any man doe obiect that this doth come to passe for the most part rather through errour then malice wee may easily answere that no man is subiect to the deceits of Satan saue only so far foorth as he preferreth lyes before y e truth through a certain peruers greedinesse For how commeth it to passe that God speaketh to vs as vnto deafe men and Satan findeth vs redie and willing to heare saue only because being turned away from righteousnesse we desire vnrighteousnes of our owne accord Although we must note that Christ speaketh properly of those whom God hath illuminated peculiarly as hee vouchsafed to graunt this priuiledge vnto the Iewes that being instructed in his law they might keepe the right way of saluation It is certain that such do not giue eare to false teachers vnlesse it be because they desire to be deceiued Therefore Moses saith when false prophetes arise the people is tryed examined by this meanes whether they loue the Lord their God or no. There seemeth to be in many innocent simplicitie but without doubt it is hypocrisie that blindeth their eyes which lurketh within in their minds For it is certaine y t God doth neuer shut the gate against those who knocke that they are neuer deceiued who seeke him sincerely Therefore doth Paule truly ascribe this vnto the vengeance of God when as the power of deluding is graunted to Satan that they may beleeue lyes who hauing reiected the truth did approue vnrighteousnesse and he saith that those men doe perish who haue not receiued the loue of the truth that they might be saued So at this day the dissimulatioÌ„ of many is discouered who being addicted vnto the Popes deceite and wicked superstition do fret and fume against the Gospel with poysoned furie For if they had their mindes framed vnto the feare of God that feare should also beget obedience In the name of the father The false prophetes do boast of this title as at this day the Pope doth with full mouth boast that he is Christ his vicar Yea Satan hath deceiued miserable men vnder this colour alone since the beginning But Christe doth in this place note out the thing it selfe and no colour For he doth testifie that he came in the fathers name for this cause because he is both sent of the father and doth faithfully dispatch that which he was commanded to doe Furthermore he distinguisheth by this marke the lawfull teachers of the church from false and corrupt teachers Therfore whosoeuer do extoll themselues and doe arrogate vnto themselues authoritie of their owne ouer soules this place teacheth that they are to be reiected without feare For he that will be accounted the seruant of God must haue nothing that is separated from him Now if wee examine all the Pope his doctrine euen the verye blinde shall see that hee came in his owne name 44 How can you Because it might seeme to be an hard matter that those who had been the houshold schollers of the law and the prophets from their childhood should be condemned of so grosse ignorance and made the enemies of the truth yea it might seeme to be an vncredible thing Christ telleth them what it is that letteth them to beleeue namely because ambition did take away their soundnesse of minde For he speaketh properly vnto the Priestes and Scribes who were so puffed vp with pride that they could not submit themselues vnto God This is a most excellent place which teacheth that y e gate of faith is shut against all those whose mindes are possessed with a vaine desire of earthly glory For he that will be some

with the Iewes who being accustomed vnto sacrifices coulde no otherwise bee taught concerning the purgyng of sinnes then by settyng a sacrifice before them And whereas there were diuers kindes there is but one onely mentioned in this place by Synecdoche and it is likely that Iohn had respect vnto the Paschal lambe To be briefe we must note that Iohn vsed this phrase whiche was more fit and forcible to teache the Iewes Like as we at this daye doe better vnderstand through the vse of Baptisme of what force the remission of sinnes is purchased by the death of Christe when wee heare that wee are washed and purged thereby from our filthinesse In the meane whyle seeyng that the Iewes did commonly thinke superstitiously of the sacrifices he correcteth that fault by the way tellyng them to what end all these did serue This was the worst abuse that was in their sacrifices that they did repose all their confidence in the signes Therfore when Iohn setteth Christe before them hee doeth testifie that hee is the lambe of God VVhereby he giueth them to vnderstand that all the sacrifices which the Iewes did offer were not able to make satisfaction for sinnes but that they were only figures the truth whereof was shewed in Christe himselfe He putteth sâ—nne in the singuler number for all maner of iniquitie as if he should say that all maner of vnrighteousnes which doth alienate God from men is taken away through Christ. And when he saith the sinne of the worlde he extendeth this grace generally vnto all mankinde least the Iewes shoulde thinke that he was only sent to bee their redeemer But we doe gather hereby that all the worlde is bounde with the same giltinesse and because all mortall men without exception are giltie of vnrighteousnesse before God they haue neede of reconciliation Therefore when Iohn speaketh generally of the sinne of the worlde his meaning is to bring vs to some feeling of our owne miserie and to exhort vs to seeke some remedie Now in that the benefite is offered vnto all men it is our duetie to imbrace the same so that all men may be fully assured that there is nothing that hindereth them from finding reconciliation in Christ if sobeit they haue faith to be their guide to bring theÌ„ vnto him Furthermore he setteth downe the only way and meanes to take away sinnes VVee knowe that from the beginning of the worlde when as their own consciences did accuse them they went about busily to deserue pardoÌ„ TheÌ„ce came so many kinds of sacrifices whereby they thought God was pacified yet were they deceiued I confesse truly that all corrupt rites of pacifying came from an holy beginning namely because God had ordeined sacrifices to direct men vnto Christe But notwithstanding euerie man had inuented to himselfe a way of his owne whereby to please God but Iohn calleth vs backe vnto Christe alone and teacheth vs that God is only mercifull vnto vs through his Benefite because he alone taketh away sinnes VVherefore hee leaueth nothing for sinners to doe but only to flie vnto Christe whereby he ouerthroweth all humane satisfactions all sacrifices and redemptions so that they are nothing els but wicked inuentions of the Diuell founde out by crafte The woorde taketh may bee expounded two maner of wayes either that Christe tooke that burden vpon him wherewith we were oppressed as it is said that he bare our sinnes vpon the tree and I say as saith that the correction of our peace was laid vpon him or that he doth abolish sinnes But because this latter dependeth vpon the former therefore I receiue them both willingly namely that Christe doth take away sinnes by bearing them Therefore although sinne doe still remaine in vs yet as touching the iudgement of God it is none because it is abolished by the grace of Christ and is not imputed vnto vs. Neither doeth that displease mee which Chrysostome noteth that by the verbe of the presentense is signified the continuance for the satisfactioÌ„ which hee once made is alwayes of force And he doth not only teach simplie y t Christ taketh away sin but he setteth downe also the maner howe namely because he hath reconciled the father vnto vs by the benefite of his death For this doth he meane by the woorde lambe Let vs therfore knowe that we are then reconciled to God by the grace of Christe if we runne vnto his death and doe perswade our selues that he being fastened vnto the crosse is the only propitiatorie sacrifice wherby all our giltines was taken away 30 This is he of whom I saide Hee briefly comprehendeth all thynges when he affirmeth that Christ is he who as he said was to be preferred before him For it followeth hereupon that Iohn was nothing els but a tryer sent for his sake whereby it is euident againe that Christ is the Messias Furthermore he reckoneth vp three things in this place For when he saith that the man commeth after him he giueth vs to vnderstand that he was before him in respect of time that he might prepare a way for Christ according to the testimonie of Malachie Behold I send mine angel before my face VVhen he saith that he was preferred before him this is referred vnto the glory wherewith God did adorne his sonne wheÌ„ he came abrode into the world to fulfil the functioÌ„ of a redeemer The reasoÌ„ is at leÌ„gth added because Christ doth far exceed Iohn Therfore y â— honor came not by chaunce which the father gaue him but was due to his eternall Maiestie But I haue touched this phrase a little before namely that hee was preferred before him because he was the first 31 And I knewe him not Least any man shoulde suspect that this testimonie was giuen either for friendship or fauours sake he preuenteth the doubt denying that hee had any other knowledge of Christe saue that which he had from God Therefore the summe is that Iohn doth neither speake of himselfe neither to winne mans fauour but as he was inspired by the spirite and commaunded of God I came saith hee baptising with water that is I was called and ordeined vnto this function that I might reueale him vnto Israel VVhich thing the Euangeliste expoundeth and confirmeth afterwarde more plainely whilest that hee bringeth in him testifying that he knoweth Christ by the oracle of God Hee doth there plainely expresse that he was sent for that cause whiche is contained in these wordes I came to baptise for it is only the callyng of God which maketh the lawfull ministers of the Church for whatsoeuer hee be that thrusteth in himselfe of what learning or eloquence soeuer he be he deserueth no authoritie because he hath not God for his authour And seeing that it was requisite that Iohn shoulde bee sent of God that he might baptise lawfully gather hence that it is not left vnto the will and pleasure of man to institute Sacraments but that this right appertaineth to God alone Like

spirite alone which maketh vs meeke and gentle to suffer our selues to bee reprehended and so consequently to offer our selues to be slaine with the sworde of the Gospell 9 And when he had said these thinges vnto them hee abode in Galilee 10 And when his brethren were gone vp then went he himselfe vnto the feast also not openly but as it were priuilie 11 Therefore the Iewes sought him on the holy day and they said where is he 12 And there was much murmuring concerning him in the companies some said hee is good and other some said Nay but he seduceth the multitude 13 Notwithstanding no man spake openly of him for feare of the Iewes 9 He abode in Galilee Here the Euangelist setteth before our eyes on the one side the kinsfolkes of Christ who after the common custome make a shew of the worship of God yet neuerthelesse they are friends with the wicked and therefore they walke without feare On the other side he setteth before vs Christ who being hated of the worlde came priuily into the citie vntill suche time as the necessitie of his office dyd compell him to showe himselfe openly And if sobeit there is nothing more miserable then to bee pulled away from Christe accursed bee that peace whiche costeth so deare that wee muste renounce Christe 11 Therefore the Iewes Here wee must consider in what state the Church did stande For the Iewes did at that time gape after the promised redemption as being hungrie yet when Christ appeareth vnto theÌ„ they stand in doubt hereupon did arise that confused murmuring diuers speeches In that they murmur priuilie it is a signe of the tyrannie which the Priestes and Scribes had taken to themselues Truely it is an horrible example that seeing there was but that Church only vpon the earth there shoulde be set before vs here a confused and disfigured disorder They who gouerne in steed of shepheardes doe keepe the people vnder with feare and terrour in the whole bodie there is filthie wastnesse and dolefull dissipation By the Iewes hee vnderstandeth the common sort which being now accustomed to heare Christ for the space of two yeeres doth seeke him when as hee appeareth not according to his common custome For when as they say where is hee They speake of a knowen man and yet notwithstandyng this woorde doth shew that they were not earnestly affectioned hytherto and that they stande alwayes in doubt 12 Much murmuring He giueth vs to vnderstande that wheresoeuer men did assemble themselues in companies as it falleth out often in great assemblies there passed secrete speeches concerning Christ. The dissentioÌ„ wherof meÌ„tion is made in this place doth declare that there be diuers iudgements of men concerning Christe euen in the middest of the Church And as wee are not afraide to receiue Christ who was condemned long agoe of the most part of his nation so wee must be armed in such sort that we be not troubled with the dissention whiche reigneth at this day Againe we may see how great the rashnesse of men is in matters appertayning vnto God They wold not haue bin so licentious in any small busines but so soone as there ariseth a question concerning the sonne of God and his holy doctrine they doe by and by iudge rashly VVherfore we must keepe so much the greater moderation least we doe rashly condemne our life with the eternall truth of God And if sobeit the worlde doe count vs deceiuers let vs remember that these are Christe his markes so that in the meane season wee doe indeede declare that we speake the truth Furthermore this place sheweth that in a great multitude euen whereas the body it self is confused there are alwayes some who thinke well but these few who are sober minded are ouerrunne of many that are mad 13 Notwithstanding no man spake openly Hee calleth the chiefe gouernours Iewes in this place in whose power the gouernment was They did so hate christ that they suffered no word to be spokeÌ„ on either part not because it greeued them to haue him slaundered but because they thought that it was the best way to burie his name by forgetfulnesse So the enemies of the truth after that they haue tryed that they cannot preuaile by their crueltie they would couet nothing more theÌ„ y t the remembrance thereof may be suppressed and this is all they goe about In that being brought vnder with feare they kept silence that was altogether tyrannicall as I haue saide before For as vnbrideled libertie hath no place in the estate of the Churche when as it is well ordered so when as all libertie is kept vnder with feare that no man dare say any thing it is a most miserable estate The power of Christ did appeare to bee so much the more excellent and wonderfull in that getting an audience amongest his armed enemies and their furious hatred and in suche a fearefull gouernment he did defend the truth as they say with open mouth 14 And when halfe the holy day was past Iesus went vppe into the Temple and taught 15 And the Iewes wondered saying how knoweth this man learning seeing hee neuer learned 16 Iesus answeared them and saide My doctrine is not mine but his that sente mee 17 If any man will doe his will he shall knowe of the doctrine whether it be of god or I speake of my selfe 18 Hee that speaketh of himselfe seeketh his owne glory and hee that seeketh the glorye of him that sent him this man speaketh the truth and there is no vnrighteousnesse in him 19 Did not Moses giue you the lawe and none of you doth the lawe why doe ye seeke to kill mee 14 He went vp into the Temple Now wee see that Christ did not so feare that he fayled in his duetie For this was the cause of his tarying that hee might make his Sermon in the most famous assemblie Therefore we may sometimes giue place to daunger but no opportunitie of well doing must be omitted or neglected In that hee teacheth in the Temple he doth this according to the auncient order and custome For when as God commaunded so many ceremonies hee woulde not haue his people to be occupied in colde vain sightes only And that the coÌ„moditie myght appeare it was requisite that doctrine should bee ioyned with them By this meanes outward rytes are liuely images of spirituall thinges when as they haue their forme out of the worde of God And â—ow because the Priestes were almost dumbe and the Scribes did corrupt the pure doctrine with their leauen and false glosses Christ tooke â—ppon him the office of teaching and that for good causes seeing that he was the chiefe priest as he doth shortly after affirme that hee doth take in hand nothing but at his fathers commandement 15 And the Iewes marueiled They are deceiued who thinke y t Christ his talke was so picked that it was greatly liked of For the Iewes doe so wonder that they take an occasion to

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