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Divers sermons of Master John Calvin, concerning the divinity, humanity, and nativity of our…Diuers sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, concerning the diuinitie, humanitie, and natiuitie of our…
Divers sermons of Master John Calvin, concerning the divinity, humanity, and nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ as also touching his passion, death, resurrection, ascension: together with the coming down of the holy Ghost upon his Apostles: and the first sermon of S. Peter. The order of which you shall find in the page ensuing.Diuers sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, concerning the diuinitie, humanitie, and natiuitie of our Lorde Iesus Christe as also touching his passion, death, resurection, ascention: togeather with the comming downe of the holy Ghoste vpon his Apostles: and the first sermon of S. Peter. The order of which you shall finde in the page ensuing.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for George Byshop, 1581
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Sermons on the passion › Sermon 2: The second Sermon of the Passion.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
because we must all our life long, be continually ready to abide many temptations. For the Devil is our perpetual ⟨image 36⟩enemy, if we be the members of our Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore there will be open war without end or measure. Let us also see with what an enemy we have to deal withal: it is not with one alone, but the number of them is infinite.
because wée must all our life long, bee continually ready to abide many temptations. For the Diuell is our perpetuall ⟨image 36⟩enemie, if wée bée the members of our Lord Iesus Christ. And therefore there will bée open warre without ende or measure. Let vs also sée with what an enimie wée haue to deale withall: it is not with one alone, but the number of them is infinite.
Moreover, the Devil hath an exceeding number of ways to cast us down into the bottom of Hell: one while he trippeth us openly, another while he playeth under the board, and by his craft will suddenly be upon us an hundred thousand times before we think on him. And if there were none other thing in it but even the saying of Saint Paul,1 it were sufficient enough to make us to be careful and to take heed, for thus he saith, That our enemies are mighty which rule in the air over our heads, and we here, like unto poor worms of the earth, creeping below. Saint Peter also useth the like reason,2 and saith, That our enemy is like unto a roaring Lion which seeketh his play, and never resteth. And here we see what we are to observe, in that our Lord Jesus saith, That we must stand upon our guard least we enter into temptation.
Moreouer, the Diuell hath an excéeding number of waies to cast vs downe into the bottome of Hell: one while hée trippeth vs openly, another while hée playeth vnder the boord, and by his craft wyll sodenly bée vpon vs an hundred thousande times before wee thinke on him. And if there were none other thing in it but euen the saying of Saint Paule,