Iesum, ut vita Iesu manifestetur 1356 in mortali carne nostra.
John Calvin says, that the glory of God is manifested to us in his face. Here we have a remarkable passage, from which we learn that God is not to be sought out (Job 11:7) in His unsearchable height, (for He dwells in light that is inaccessible, 1 Timothy 6:16,) but is to be known by us, in so far as He manifests himself in Christ. Hence, whatever men desire to know respecting God, apart from Christ, is evanescent, for they wander out of the way. True, indeed, God in Christ appears in the first instance to be mean, but he appears at length to be glorious in the view of those, who hold on, so as to come from the cross to the resurrection. 1352 Again we see, that in the word person 1353 there is a reference made to us, 1354 because it is more advantageous for us to behold God, as He appears in His only-begotten Son, than to search out His secret essence.
2 Corinthians 4:7-12
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
7. Habemus autem thesaurum hunc in vasis testaceis: ut exsuperantia potentira sit Dei, et non ex nobis:
8. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
8. Quando in omnibus premimur, at non anxii reddimur: laboramus inopia, at non destituimur:
9. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 9. Persequutionem patimur, at non deserimur: deiicimur, at non perlinus: 10. Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
10. Semper mortificationem Iesu Christi circumferentes in corpore nostro, ut vita Iesu manifestetur in corpore nostro.
11. For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
11. Semper enim nos, dum vivimus, 1355 in mortera tradimur propter Iesum, ut vita Iesu manifestetur 1356 in mortali carne nostra.
12. So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 12. Itaque mors quidem in nobis operatur, vita autem in vobis. 1357
1352"Ceux, qui ont la patience de venir de la croix … la resurrection;" — "Those, who have the patience to come from the cross to the resurrection."
1353The original expression is {προσώπῳ} {᾿Ιησοῦ} {Χριστοῦ} --- in the person of Jesus Christ. --- Ed. 1354"Ce qui est dit de Dieu, c'est pour le regard de nous;" — "What is said respecting God, is in relation to us."
1355"Nous en viuant, or, nous qui viuons;" — "We, while living, or, we, who live." 1356"Soit aussi manifestee;" — "May also be manifested" 1357"La vie en vous, ou, vous en reuient;" — "Life in you, or, comes from it to you."