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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 4: The fourth 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.
1AS Saint Paul telleth us that the preaching of the Gospel is a savour of life unto those whom God hath called to be saved, and a savour of death unto the reprobate which perish: even so have we here also two notable examples set before us, and worthy the remembrance, to show that the death and passion of the son of God, was salvation unto the one, and a condemnation to the other. For in the fall of Peter, we see what the work was, which must draw him from out the bottomless death, whereinto he fell headlong. For, as ⟨p. 45⟩much as in him lay, he banished himself the heavenly kingdom, estranged him self from all hope of salvation, and cut him self clean of from the Church, as a rotten member. And yet the death of our Lord Jesus Christ was it, that must do him good, although he deserved it not.
1AS Saint Paul telleth vs that the preaching of the Gospell is a sauour of life vnto those whom God hath called to be saued, and a sauour of death vnto the reprobate which perish: euen so haue wee héere also two notable examples set before vs, and worthy the remembraunce, to shewe that the death and passion of the sonne of God, was saluation vnto the one, and a condemnation to the other. For in the fall of Peter, wee sée what the worke was, which must draw him from out the bottomlesse death, wherinto he fell headlong. For, as ⟨p. 45⟩much as in hym lay, he banished himselfe the heauenly kingdome, estraunged him selfe from all hope of saluation, and cut hym selfe cleane of from the Churche, as a rotten member. And yet the death of our Lorde Iesus Christ was it, that must doo hym good, although he deserued it not.