John — Chapter 15
These annotations are from the original 1582 Rheims New Testament, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Rheims. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 2
2. Euerie branch in me.) By this it appeareth that Christ hath some branches in his bodie mystical that be fruitles: therfore il liuers also may be members of Christ and the Church, though none can be saued but fruitles branches.
Verse 4
4. Vnles it abide.) No saluation out of the Church. Whosoeuer by Heresie, or Schisme or for anie other cause, is cut off, or separated from the Church, he can do no meritorious work to saluation. Neither can be heard, pray he neuer so much in Schisme, because he is not in the bodie of Christ, which is a condition necessarily required in prayer. ver. 7.
Verse 10
10. Keepe my precepts.) Onlie faith sufficeth not to saluation. This careful and often admonition of keeping his commandements, proueth that a Christian mans life is not only or principally in faith, but in good workes.
Verse 24
24. If I had.) If the Iewes had not sinned by refusing Christ, in case he had no done greater miracles then any other: then were it a great folly of Catholikes to beleeue Luthers or Caluins new opinions without any miracles at al.
Verse 26
26. Whom I wil send.) The Holy Ghost is sent by the Sonne, therfore he preceedeth from him also, as from the Father: though the late Schismatical Greekes thinke otherwise.
Verse 27
27. You shal giue.) He vouchsafeth to ioyne together the testimonie of the Holy Ghost, and of the Apostles: that we may see the testimonie of truth ioyntly to consist in the Holy Ghost and in the Prelates of the Church. See Annot. Act. 15. v. 28.