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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.
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.
Let vs therefore learne in the first place to humble our selues, to the ende none of vs spurne against this so hard a stone: to wit, that we make not warre against our Lorde Iesus Christ. And therefore let vs beware howe wée lift vp our selues in so deuilishe a rage, as to fight against the trueth, and so skirmishe agaynst our consciences, as wittingly to prouoke the wrath of God against vs, as if wée woulde stande at defiaunce with him. Let vs, I say, take héde of this thing: and in the meane while, let vs not so flatter our selues in our hypocrisie, and fonde deuises, least in the ende wée deceiue and beguile our selues. For wee sée howe it fell out with Iudas (as the storie telleth vs) he néeded no iudge to condemne him, nor yet to bée enforced to vnsay that hée had saide: But hée confessed that hée had solde and betrayed innocent blood. And yet craued hée not pardon for his misdéed: but went, and desperately hung him selfe, and therewithall his bowelles burst out.