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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.
Moreover, all the offences which the Devil raiseth against us, and setteth before our eyes, to withdraw us from the son of God, should be things to confirm us. For (as already hath been declared) when it is said that Jesus Christ saved others, and not himself: it is a speech which in our judgement should cause us to conceive a disdain against the person of the son of God even to refuse him, and not to trust in him. But let us clean contrary understand, that when the son of God had no regard to himself nor cared for his own life, it was, because he esteemed the salvation of souls to be so dear and precious, as that he would bestow all he had thereon. And therefore, since it is so, we should be so fully minded, as to call on him, and be throughly certified, that he suffered not on vain for us.
Moreouer, all the offences which the Diuell rayseth against vs, and setteth before our eyes, to withdrawe vs from the sonne of God, should be things to confirme vs. For (as alredy hath béene declared) when it is saide that Iesus Christe saued others, and not himselfe: it is a speache which in our iudgement shoulde cause vs to conceiue a disdaine against the person of the sonne of God euen to refuse him, and not to truste in him. But let vs cleane contrary vnderstand, that when the sonne of God had no regard to himselfe nor cared for his owne life, it was, because hée estéemed the saluation of soules to bée so deare and precious, as that he would bestow all hée had thereon. And therefore, since it is so, wée shoulde bée so fully minded, as to call on him, and be throughly certified, that he suffered not on vaine for vs.
Now, for that they said, Behold him which destroyeth the temple, and buildeth it again it three days, this was too too villainous a malice to feign that Jesus Christ said, that he would destroy the Temple.1 But he said, destroy ye this Temple, and in the end of three days I will build it again. Now, he had none other meaning, but that his enemies should be the destruction of the temple which he spake of. And when they had crucified him, might they not then have understood that the thing was already begun to be accomplished? For they were not ignorant that Jesus Christ showed himself to be the true Temple of God, as touching his humane body: