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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.
as many times they which persecute innocents, think they do God high service, for in very deed we see, how Saint Paul was driven with such a fury,1 as that he was like unto a thief (for so he calleth himself) who wasted and spoiled every where: and yet thought himself to be a very zealous man. But it fared not so with Caiaphas and his company. For what was it that they sought, but only unjustly to overthrow Jesus Christ? And thus we see that it was very ambition that drave them, manifestly to stand against God, which is a most horrible thing. For Caiaphas and all his company were the children of Levi, even an holy Tribe which GOD himself had chosen? and not men, for God had so appointed it by his Law. In very deed there was a villainous and horrible corruption amongest them, because the ⟨p. 41⟩priesthood was bought at those days, and whereas it should have been an office for term of life (as God had ordained it) every one circumvented his fellow, and whosoever brought the greatest sum of money, carried away this dignity. Now, this was a villainous and detestable corruption, that they would make them selves like unto thieves and unlawful dealers in so holy and honourable an estate, never the less, the Priest always continued in the tribe of Levi, which God had consecrated to do him service. And yet we see that they became all the enemies of God, Satan had made them all drunk, yea they were all stark mad against the redeemer of the world, who was the end of the law.
as many times they which persecute innocentes, thinke they doe God high seruice, for in very déede wée see, how Saint Paule was driuen with such a fury,1 as that hée was like vnto a théefe (for so he calleth himselfe) who wasted and spoyled euery where: and yet thought himself to be a very zealous man. But it fared not so with Cayphas and his company. For what was it that they sought, but onely vniustly to ouerthrowe Iesus Christ? And thus wée see that it was very ambytion that draue them, manifestly to stande agaynst God, which is a most horrible thing. For Cayphas and all his company were the children of Leui, euen an holy Tribe which GOD himselfe had chosen? and not menne, for God had so appoynted yt by his Lawe. In very déede there was a villanous and horrible corruption amongest them, because the