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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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for he had appointed them for that purpose,1 to the end his word and will, might be known from their mouths. We see likewise the Scribes, who were acquainted with the law, and yet by thinking to make our Lord Jesus no body, declared that they trod under foot the Holy Scripture, all the Religion whereof they so much bragged. For when the Messiah was spoken of unto them before,2 they could say that he must be borne in Bethlehem, and they were advertised and informed also that the redeemer which was promised them, must suffer such a death. ⟨p. 63⟩And this was no dark thing: The place of Isaiah also was manifest, if so be there had been a recital made of that which our Lord Jesus endured. They might therefore, know that it was impossible to have those things better set down in order, then the Prophet had done, although he spake of it many years before. And besides, there are many sayings both in Zachery, & in Daniel, that God would gather his people together, and thereby restore his Church again: which is, that the redeemer should suffer all the shame and curse of the world. Why then are they so bent against the son of God, when he discharged his office, as hath sufficiently been declared by the Prophets? Surely, we may see that Satan carried them away, whenas they had forgotten all that they knew before. And therefore, let us be well advised, so to walk in the fear of God, as that when we have had a taste of his word, we reverently receive him, & obey our Lord Jesus Christ who is there, offered unto us. For in him it is, that we must find all perfect blessedness: if so be we come humbly unto him. For if we think to rest with God, it is reason our fool hardiness should be paid the same wages, that these wretched men of whom here we read, were, who were so violently carried with fury and rage.
for hée had appoynted them for that purpose,1 to the ende his worde and will, might be knowen from their mouthes. VVee sée likewise the Scribes, who were acquainted with the lawe, and yet by thinking to make our Lorde Iesus no bodie, declared that they troade vnder foote the Holie Scripture, al the Religion whereof they so much bragged. For when the Messias was spoken of vnto them before,