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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.
But let us follow our Lord Jesus Christ & wait the good time when god stretcheth forth his arm, to show that he hath compassion upon us, and is our father, although he suffereth us for a while to be so beaten down. And thus we see what the jests & scoffs are which were blurted out against our Lord Jesus Yet had they moe of them, for thus they said, He trusted in God, let him deliver him now, if he love him. This saying, was already prefigured in the person of David:1 For these very words are recited, when as he complained that his enemies had taken occasion to speak evil against him, and tread him under foot, reproaching him for the trust and confidence that he had in God. Now, it is certain, that this is the deadliest wound that Satan can give us: For as the life of man consisteth in the soul, even so the life of the soul consisteth in faith, & in the refuge which we have unto God, being stayed upon his promises. If we be spoiled hereof, we are clean undone, & utterly spoiled. And thus we see why Satan went about to turn the faith which Jesus had in God his father upside down It is true that Jesus Christ fought with another manner of power than we are able: for no incredulity could touch him: But however it was, yet he felt how grievous those temptations were. For ⟨p. 64⟩as the Devil had before devised such things, he now redoubled them in his supporters. For he had said unto him, If thou be the son of God make these stones to become bread, that thou mayest eat: because thou art hunger starved.2 And seest thou not that thou must be tried whether thou hast any power or no.
But let vs follow our Lord Iesus Christ & waite the good time when god stretcheth foorth his arme, to shew that he hath cōpassion vpon vs, and is our father, although hée suffereth vs for a while to be so beaten downe. And thus we sée what ye iestes & scofs are which were blyrted out against our Lord Iesus Yet had they moe of them, for thus they said, He trusted in God, let him deliuer him now, if he loue him. This saying, was alreadie prefigured in the person of Dauid:1 For these very wordes are recited, when as he complained that his enimies had taken occasion to speake euill against him, and treade him vnder foote, reproching him for the trust and confidence that he had in God. Now, it is certaine, that this is the deadliest woūd that Satan can giue vs: For as the life of man consisteth in the soule, euen so the life of the soule consisteth in faith, & in the refuge which we haue vnto God, being stayed vpon his promises. If we be spoyled héereof, wée are cleane vndone, & vtterly spoiled. And thus we sée why Satan went about to turne the faith which Iesus had in God his father vpside down It is true that Iesus Christe fought with another manner of power thē we are able: for no incredulitie could touch him: But howeuer it was, yet he felt how gréeuous those temptations were. For