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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.
And after this sort, deal the Papists at this day, for when they have made a great number of whim whams, and glorious devotions, they by & by think that God is as a man would say greatly beholden to them. Now, God sayeth for all this, that they are but apish toys. For, sayeth he, what have I got by you? ye see well enough that I have but a Shepherds pay, and ye think I am bound unto you for it. Tush, tush, it is nothing so, for I have no need of it: go your ways and cast it into the Potters house, & fill up your holes and crannies therewith: go your ways I forgive you, and bestow it on your Potters clay. As if he should have said, If you like to have it in your temple, stuff that with it? For I will have no part nor portion with you, and will rid my hands clearly of it: and think not that I will be contented in bringing me here as it were trifles for pay: for be you assured that I like not of any of all this gear. And this is the sum and effect which the Prophet meant hereby. Now, we know that, that which was then foretold of our God, was fulfilled in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our very God manifested in the flesh.
And after this sorte, deale the Papistes at this daye, for when they haue made a great number of whim whames, and glorious deuotions, they by & by think that God is as a man would say greatly behoulden to them. Now, God sayeth for all this, that they are but apish toyes. For, sayeth he, what haue I got by you? yée sée wel enough that I haue but a Shepheardes paye, and yée think I am bound vnto you for it. Tush, tushe, it is nothing so, for I haue no néede of it: goe your wayes and cast it into the Potters house, & fill vp your holes and cranies therewith: go your waies I forgiue you, and bestow it on your Potters clay. As if he should haue said, If you like to haue it in your temple, stuffe that with it? For I wil haue no part nor portion with you, and wil rydde my hands clearly of it: and think not yt I wyll be contented in bringing me héere as it were trifles for pay: for be you assured that I lyke not of any of all this geare. And this is the summe and effect which the Prophet ment hereby. Now, we know that, that which was then foretolde of our God, was fulfilled in the person of our Lorde Iesus Christ, who is our very God manifested in the flesh.