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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
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,1 it were sufficient enough to make vs to bée carefull and to take héede, for thus hée saith, That our enimies are mightie which rule in the aire ouer our heads, and wee héere, lyke vnto poore wormes of the earth, créeping below. Saint Peter also vseth the like reason,2 and saith, That our enimie is like vnto a roring Lion which séeketh his play, and neuer resteth. And héere wée sée what wée are to obserue, in that our Lord Iesus saith, That wée must stande vpon our garde least wee enter into temptation.