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…

But we see them agree well enough in Judas For he had found by good proof the heavenly power of our Lord Jesus Christ: & for his own part, had both seen, and ⟨image 40⟩done a number of miracles in his name. And although he knew, the Son of God, to be Lord both of life and death, yet betrayeth he him, and biddeth them wisely to keep him, for otherwise (saith he) he will soon be gone and escape from you. We see here then that Judas, was altogether without sense and reason, and as it were like a frantic or mad man: and yet by his kiss, and fair words, in saying, Alas good Master, he thought by these shifts honestly to discharge him self. But see how Satan bleareth their eyes whom he holdeth within his nets.

But we sée them agrée well enough in Iudas For he had founde by good proofe the heauenly power of our Lorde Iesus Christ: & for his owne part, had both séene, and ⟨image 40⟩done a number of myracles in his name. And although he knewe, the Sonne of God, to be Lord both of life and death, yet betrayeth hée him, and biddeth them wisely to kéepe him, for otherwise (saith hée) hée will soone be gone and escape from you. We sée héere then that Iudas, was altogether without sence and reason, and as it were like a frantike or madde man: and yet by his kisse, and faire wordes, in saying, Alas good Maister, hée thought by these shiftes honestly to discharge him selfe. But sée howe Satan bleareth their eyes whom hée holdeth within his nettes.

Let us therefore learn in the first place to humble our selves, to the end none of us spurn against this so hard a stone: to wit, that we make not war against our Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore let us beware how we lift up our selves in so devilish a rage, as to fight against the trueth, and so skirmish against our consciences, as wittingly to provoke the wrath of God against us, as if we would stand at defiance with him. Let us, I say, take heed of this thing: and in the mean while, let us not so flatter our selves in our hypocrisy, and fond devises, least in the end we deceive and beguile our selves. For we see how it fell out with Judas (as the story telleth us) he needed no judge to condemn him, nor yet to be enforced to unsay that he had said: But he confessed that he had sold and betrayed innocent blood. And yet craved he not pardon for his misdeed: but went, and desperately hung him self, and therewithal his bowels burst out.