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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 3: The third 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.
And thus we see we shall have always an hundred times more mind to follow our fond imaginations, then to do the thing which God commandeth us, & which our calling beareth us in. We see this over much in the example of Peter. For as after shall be showed, when he was to confess our Lord Jesus Christ, he swear to his own destruction: & yet was he contented to adventure his life, when as he had no such commandment. Now, what was the cause that made him to draw? Surely he did it as it were in a fury: For his Master taught him not to do any such thing. And when he forsook his master, knew he not before this saying, Whosoever shall deny me before men, I will deny him before my father which is in heaven?1 But he was (as I have before said) cockbrayned: & this fond desire which he had to defend our Lord Jesus after his manner, carried him away. Let us therefore after his example, learn to endeavour our selves to walk whither soever God calleth us, and not to think it any hard matter to do which he commandeth: neither let us attempt any thing, no not so much as the wagging of our little finger, except God allow of it, and that we have a testimony that he guideth us. And thus much for this point, And in very deed, our Lord Jesus showeth him that he hath grievously offended, because he was not ignorant of this point of the law, which sayeth, that whosoever sheddeth mans blood, his blood shall be shed again.
And thus we sée we shal haue alwaies an hundreth times more mynde to follow our fond imaginations, then to doe the thing which God cōmandeth vs, & which our calling beareth vs in. We see this ouer much in the example of Peter. For as after shalbe shewed, whē he was to cōfesse our Lord Iesus Christ, hee sweare to his owne destructiō: & yet was he cōtēted to aduēture his life, whē as he had no such cōmandement. Nowe, what was the cause that made him to drawe? Surely he did it as it were in a furie: For his Maister taught him not to doe any such thing. And whē he forsooke his maister, knew he not before this saying, Whosoeuer shall deny me before men, I will denie him before my father which is in heauen?1 But he was (as I haue before said) cockbrayned: & this fond desire which he had to defend our Lord Iesus after his maner, caried him away. Let vs therefore after his example, learne to endeuour our selues to walke whither soeuer God calleth vs, and not to thinke it any hard matter to do which he cōmandeth: neither let vs attempt any thing, no not so much as the wagging of our litle finger, except God allow of it, and that we haue a testimonie that he guideth vs. And thus much for this point, And in very déede, our Lorde Iesus sheweth him that he hath grieuously offended, because he was not ignoraunt of this poynt of the lawe, which sayeth, that whosoeuer sheddeth mans blood, his blood shall be shed agayne.