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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
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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.
as if he should have said, put a part from you all presumption and negligence Now, when we see how many ways we have need of Gods help,1 is it not good reason that we should stand upon our guard, and not presume any whit of our own strength, but carefully night and day call upon him, and put our selves into his keeping and government. And we are besides to weigh and consider, that although the temptations be not great, yet would they soon oppress us, if God of his grace did not help, and remedy them. And they who think them selves most bold, when they are far from blows, become even like white livered soldiers, if there blow never so small a wind. In very deed if God assist us, we are sure to stand fast, although there arise never so great tempests. For we understand by the similitude which our Lord Jesus Christ bringeth in that if an house be built upon a rock, although there come never so great rage of winds and waters, yet will it stand fast: But that which is built upon the sand will have a great fall and soon decay. So then when we shall be built upon God,2 and that he shall hold us with his mighty hand, we may very well abide great and stout alarms: But if there were no enemy at all to fight against us, yet should we be soon overthrown, if God once hold himself far from us, and taketh from us his hand as we have seen by Peter.
as if he should haue sayd, put a part from you all presumption and negligence Now, when wee sée how many wayes we haue néede of Gods helpe,1 is it not good reason that we should stand vpon our garde, and not presume any whit of our owne strength, but carefully night and daye call vpon him, and put our selues into his keeping and gouernment. And we are besides to weigh and consider, that although the temptations be not great, yet wold they soone oppresse vs, if God of his grace dyd not helpe, and remedy them. And they who thinke them selues most bould, when they are farre from blowes, become euen lyke white lyuered souldiers, if there blow neuer so small a wind. In very déede if God assist vs, we are sure to stande fast, although there arise neuer so great tempestes. For we vnderstande by the similitude which our Lorde Iesus Christe bringeth in that if an house bee buylt vpon a rock, although there come neuer so great rage of winds and waters, yet will it stand faste: But that which is built vpon the sand wyll haue a great fall and soone decay. So then when we shall be built vpon God,