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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.
Wherefore, we must not without doubt, glory in our selves, as if that which God giveth us appertained unto us: But, I say, our glory should be only in this, that it hath pleased God to adopt us for his children, and hath given us his grace to walk in his fear, and power also to abstain from evil. And herein, ought to be all our glory. And besides, if we be of no reputation in the world, let us beseech him to grant us patience, and rather desire to live in this estate, then to be exalted, and yet to rejoice and be glad, but not as the worldlings do, who, make them selves such sport, as that there is nothing that is able to hold them in. And therefore the sum and effect wherein we must glory: is this, to will and desire no more then God would have us to do, and set our selves against whatsoever he misliketh of, although the world and all such as commit tyranny, and exceed in doing wickedly, rejoice in it. Wherefore let us gladly and willingly leave all these glories, desiring nothing else but to have God to acknowledge and allow us for his children. And this is in effect, the thing which we have here to consider of.
Wherefore, wée must not without doubt, glory in our selues, as if that which God giueth vs apperteined vnto vs: But, I say, our glory shoulde be onely in this, that it hath pleased God to adopt vs for his children, and hath giuen vs his grace to walke in his feare, and power also to abstaine from euill. And héerin, ought to be all our glory. And besides, if wée bée of no reputation in the worlde, let vs beséeche him to graunt vs pacience, and rather desire to liue in this estate, then to bée exalted, and yet to reioyce and bée glad, but not as the worldlinges doe, who, make thē selues such sporte, as that there is nothing that is able to holde them in. And therefore the summe and effect wherein wée must glory: is this, to wyll and desire no more then God woulde haue vs to doe, and set our selues against whatsoeuer hée misliketh of, although the worlde and all such as commit tyranny, and excéede in doeing wickedly, reioyce in it. Wherefore let vs gladly and willingly leaue all these glories, desiring nothing els but to haue God to acknowledge and allow vs for his children. And this is in effect, the thing which wée haue héere to consider of.