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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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But how ever it is, this kind of admonition did him no good, whom Satan in such sort had possessed, but to make him without excuse. And although it did him no good to whom it was made, yet let it avail us at this day. And albeit God spareth us, yet let us learn to fear him: But chiefly and above all, if he scourgeth us, and will have us feel that he is angry with us, Let us then be the rather touched to groan, and constantly and patiently suffer our afflictions, as we see the poor thief to have done: and not proudly and outrageously lift up our selves as the other did.
But how euer it is, this kind of admonitiō did him no good, whom Satan in such sort had possessed, but to make him without excuse. And although it did him no good to whom it was made, yet let it auayle vs at this day. And albeit God spareth vs, yet let vs learne to feare him: But chiefly and aboue all, if hée scourgeth vs, and will haue vs féele that hée is angrie with vs, Let vs then bée the rather touched to groane, and constantly and patiently suffer our afflictions, as wée sée the poore théefe to haue done: and not proudly and outragiously lift vp our selues as the other did.
Moreover, we see these two, to be as it were the mirrors of all mankind: because we see in what miseries we are wrapped. For this life is even an hell of all miseries, even the very fruit of our sins, because we were deprived of the blessing of God by the fall of Adam. And yet this is true, that God of his inestimable goodness hath surpassed this curse, when as he continually hath showed him self sundry ways: a Father, making us to feel the gentleness, and love which he beareth us, and the care also which he hath over us. Howbeit we have many signs and tokens of our sins, by which we may perceive that God curseth us both in heaven and in earth: because that death is common to us all. For when we have languished in this world, and have been subject to many diseases, to heat and cold, and have been grieved and tormented divers manner of ways: to be short, that we have suffered infinite miseries, what will be the end of all? Surely even this, That we must turn into rottenness and dust. Now, we see some, whom God so toucheth, as that the afflictions which they endure serve them for their benefit, and are good helps unto them according to that saying of S. Paul.