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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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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.
In very deed, the offence which might the rather move the Governor of the Country, was, because he took upon him a kingdom: But when they see that their malice was discovered, and that Pilate right well knew that they were but feigned leasings, they thereupon said, we have a law by which he ought to dye. And that, they reserved for their privilege, to the end they might not reason about religion. For the Romans who were profane people, and served their idols only for fashions sake, would maintain their dominion, every man as he was minded. And thereupon they said, he hath made him self the Son of God, and therefore hath he blasphemed. It is true, that if our Lord Jesus had not been the redeemer of the world, he had been worthy to have dyed, for calling of him self the only Son of God: For we are all the Children of God, seeing he hath adopted us by his grace, and this is the common vain, and phrase of the holy scripture. And they which have received any special grace, as Princes, and magistrates, are called the Sons of God another way.
In very déede, the offence whiche might the rather moue the Gouernour of the Country, was, because hee tooke vpon him a kingdome: But when they sée that their malice was discouered, and that Pylat right well knewe that they were but fained leasings, they thereupon said, we haue a law by which he ought to dye. And that, they reserued for their priuiledge, to the ende they might not reason about religion. For the Romaines who were prophane people, and serued their idols onely for fashions sake, would maintaine their dominion, euery man as hée was minded. And thereupon they saide, hee hath made him selfe the Sonne of God, and therefore hath he blasphemed. It is true, that if our Lorde Iesus had not bene the redéemer of the world, hee had bene worthy to haue dyed, for callinge of him selfe the onely Sonne of God: For we are all the Children of God, séeing hée hath adopted vs by his grace, and this is the common vaine, and phrase of the holy scripture. And they which haue receiued any special grace, as Princes, and magistrates, are called the Sonnes of God another way.
Wherefore, by a far greater reason, may Jesus Christ,1