The Positive Case for the Text: Calamy”s Third Sermon on 1 John 5:7
Calamy assembles his positive case for 1 John 5:7, emphasizing early Latin and African testimony and replying to competing accounts of the reading's origin.
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The Mystery of God, the Father, and Christ
Calamy answers objections drawn from Christ’s incarnate limitations by distinguishing his two natures and showing why revealed mystery supports full assurance rather than uncertainty.
Open record →Manuscripts, Versions, and the Fathers: Calamy”s Second Sermon on 1 John 5:7
Calamy answers the case from Greek manuscripts, ancient versions, and patristic silence, then weighs the Latin and African witnesses available to him.
Open record →Honour the Son Even as the Father
John 5:23 requires the same kind of divine honour for the Son as for the Father, while Christ’s mediatorial humility explains rather than negates his equality.
Open record →The Text in Question: Calamy”s First Sermon on 1 John 5:7
Edmund Calamy frames the inquiry into 1 John 5:7, distinguishes the doctrine of the Trinity from the status of one clause, and states his initial concessions.
Open record →The Son Is the True God and Eternal Life
Calamy’s second sermon gathers the biblical names, attributes, works, and worship of Christ into a cumulative demonstration that the Son is true God, not a subordinate deity.
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