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…

Now, we are to make our profit by these blasphemies, in turning them clean contrary. For we see, that because our Lord Jesus Christ would be our king and head, it cost him therefore his life, And the enemies of the truth said. •f he be the king of Israel, let him save himself: But this must he abide in his own person, for the purchasing of our salvation. Why then would not our Lord Jesus Christ spare himself? Wherefore suffered he so bitter and slanderous a death, but because it could not be, that we should be delivered but only by such a ransom. And therefore we ought to bend our selves against all the supporters of Satan, & against all such villainies as vomit out such blasphemies as the Evangelist speaketh of: and be most assured, that we have in deed a king, who hath more esteemed of our salvation, then of his own life, and abidden whatsoever was meet for our redemption, having none other respect, but to redeem that which was lost. For our case were desperate, if the son of God had left us in our estate & condition. But when he so humbled himself unto death, by which we are delivered ⟨image 70⟩and abode all this so patiently, this is the cause why God now stretcheth forth his hand & power, to succour us in our necessity. And therefore it was meet ye God should forsake our Lord Jesus Christ, that we might at this day understand, that he is watchful over our salvation, and will be ready to help our wants, when we call on him for it. Let us also learn to arm our selves against such temptations, whenas the Devil shall go about to assail us, and would make us believe that God hath forsaken us, and turned his back upon us, thereby to make us think it, a vain thing, to put our trust in him. Wherefore, let us even then understand, that Jesus Christ is the true defender of all the faithful, and hath showed us the way what to do: and therefore it is good reason that we should follow him in the same trace. For, he hath abidden, to have such blasphemies to be poured out against him, and yet hath so constantly withstood, as that he hath obtained hereby victory for us. And therefore let us valiantly resist whenas the Devil shall come to attempt us, to turn our faith upside down, and shut the gate against us, that we should not have access to God, as though he had clearly forgotten us.

Now, we are to make our profite by these blasphemies, in turning them cleane contrary. For we see, that because our Lorde Iesus Christe woulde be our king and head, it cost him therefore his life, And the enimies of the truth said. f he be the king of Israel, let him saue himselfe: But this must he abide in his owne person, for the purchasing of our saluation. Whie then would not our Lorde Iesus Christe spare himselfe? Wherefore suffered he so bitter and slaunderous a death, but because it could not be, that we should bée deliuered but only by such a raunsome. And therefore we ought to bend our selues against all the supporters of Satan, & against all such villanies as vomite out such blasphemies as the Euangelist speaketh of: and be most assured, that we haue in déed a king, who hath more estéemed of our saluation, then of his owne life, and abidden whatsoeuer was méet for our redēption, hauing none other respect, but to redéeme that which was lost. For our case were desperate, if the sonne of God had left vs in our estate & conditiō. But when he so hūbled himselfe vnto death, by which we are deliuered