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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.
Moreover, he showeth that they which presume upon their own strengths, that Satan will an hundred thousand times sooner overthrow them, then that they shall get any one mastery of him. What is it then that we must do? Forsooth, we must humbly confess that there is nothing in us, and therefore must run unto our good God. And thus we see what our true armour & weap on is: what it is that putteth from us all fear and terror, and what it is that must assure and resolve us to continue safe and sound even unto the end: to wit, whenas we call upon the name of god: For as Solomon saith, his name is an invincible strong Tower,1 and that the righteous which runneth to it, shall be exalted. And that is it which is spoken by the Prophet Joel,2 That although the world were turned upside down, yet whosoever shall call upon the name of the lord shall be saved.3 Which thing is namely applied unto the reign of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the end we might be persuaded, that although our salvation were as it were wavering, and we as it were see a thousand hazards, yet that God will protect us, and we feel his power always near us, and ready to help us, if so be we will seek unto him by prayers and supplications, which is the very sum and effect of that we are to remember.
Moreouer, he sheweth that they which presume vpon their owne strengthes, that Satan will an hundred thousand times sooner ouerthrowe them, then that they shall get any one maistrie of him. What is it then that wée must doe? Forsooth, wée must humbly confesse that there is nothing in vs, and therfore must runne vnto our good God. And thus wée sée what our true armour & weap on is: what it is that putteth from vs all feare and terror, and what it is that must assure and resolue vs to continue safe and sounde euen vnto the ende: to wit, whenas we call vpon the name of god: For as Solomon saith, his name is an inuincible strong Tower,1 and that the righteous which runneth to it, shall bée exalted. And that is it which is spoken by the Prophet Ioel,2 That although the world were turned vpside down, yet whosoeuer shal call vpon the name of the lord shal be saued.