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…

Thus we see, that the son of God would take upon him this state and condition, that we might in very […] to that God hath now freed and pardoned us; For we are worthy that GOD should give us over, and pour upon us his horrible […], so long as he seeth what we are. Wherefore, there is now other way for us to obtain pardon, but to come unto our Lord Jesus Christ, & receive all our succour from him, because he discharged us of a great burden, whenas he would as it were, be•••e accused and ⟨image 69⟩abhorred for our sakes that we might find favour before God, and so obey his holy will. For, although Pilate his Judge, had oftentimes justified him, yet for all that must he take upon him in his own person, all whatsoever was requisite for our redemption, for he was our pledge and surety, and therefore must wholly answers for us. So then, when we have understood that our Lord Jesus was thus cast of, as one not worthy to be accounted amongst the fellowship of men, yea, even so stinking, as that he could not be abidden: when we see all this, I say, let us learn to follow him, & forsake the world, as here in this place we are exhorted. And if it so fall out, that we must needs be made jesting stocks, and be cut of as rotten members, and be abhorred and detested. Let us patiently abide all this gear, and not see it, until such time as that day cometh wherein our sorrows shall be turned into joy, & God shall wipe away the tears from our eyes, and that the thing which is now thought to be, as shameful, shall then be wholly turned to honour and glory. For without all doubt, look whatsoever we suffer for the name of Jesus Christ, is more honourable before God, then all the pomps and glittering shows of this world. And this is it which we are to consider of in this place. Now the Evangelist goeth on and sayeth, that they which passed by, mocked our Lord Jesus, but especially the Priests, the Scribes, and such like. And what was the matter I beseech you? Forsooth thus they said: If he be the Son of GOD, let him come down and save himself for he hath saved others, and if he be the king of Israel, let him now show himself so. Here we see how terrible blind these wretched people were, whom Satan had so possessed as that they had neither feeling nor yet discretion. We see also the Priests, who should have been the Angels or messengers of GOD:

Thus we sée, that the sonne of God would take vpon him this state and condition, that we might in very 〈…〉 to that God hath now fréed and pardoned vs; For we are woorthie that GOD should geue vs ouer, and powre vpō vs his hrrible , so lōg as he séeth what we are. Wherfore, there is now other way for vs to obtaine pardō, but to come vnto our Lord Iesus Christ, & receiue al our succor from him, because he discharged vs of a greate burden, whenas hee woulde as it were, bee accused and