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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.
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Moreover, where it is said, Sleep hence forth and take your rest, behold, the hour is at hand: this is as much as if he had said that they should be soon suddenly set upon, except God watched over them, And yet by the way, he checked them, saying, What? Do you see in what state you stand? Behold the Devil bendeth all his power for the destruction of mankind, and it must come pass that in me the kingdom of God must be recovered, or else all creatures must perish: and yet you still sleep here. Now this admonition served for the present: But in the end, the Disciples knew that they must yield all the praise of salvation unto God: yea considering their unthankfulness, which appeared in so beastly blockishness. And so, we are not admonished (as I have already said) that the son of God must show him self to be our redeemer, even himself alone, without any companion.
Moreouer, where it is said, Sleepe hence foorth and take your rest, behold, the houre is at hande: this is as muche as if hée had saide that they shoulde bée soone sodainely set vpon, except God watched ouer them, And yet by the way, hée checked them, saying, What? Doe you sée in what state you stande? Beholde the Diuell bendeth all his power for the distruction of mankinde, and it must come passe that in mée the kingdome of God must bée recouered, or els all creatures must perishe: and yet you still sléepe héere. Nowe this admonition serued for the present: But in the ende, the Disciples knewe that they must yéelde all the prayse of saluatiō vnto God: yea considering their vnthankefulnes, which appeared in so beastly blockishnes. And so, wée are not admonished (as I haue already said) that the sonne of God must shew him selfe to bée our redéemer, euen himselfe alone, without any companion.
Moreover, let us eft sons learn, that it is needful that God should watch over us, so long as we our selves do sleep. For, how often shall it come to pass that the Devil will oppress us an hundred thousand times: and what way have we to resist him, except God hath compassion on us, although he seeth us therein to be as it were like brute beasts? But yet must not this give us occasion to go astray, and to leave our prayers and ⟨p. 32⟩