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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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Thus we see what it is, that we are to observe in this place, to wit, that the Son of GOD hath not only suffered in body so cruel & tormentrous a death (as already hath bin seen) but was also touched to the quick, whenas he was to abide such horrible assaults, as if God had forsaken him. For, to say the truth, as he took upon him our causes (as hath been said) it must also needs be, that he must feel the condemnation which was due for wretched sinners. For, by our sins, we are as people estranged from God, and therefore he must needs leave us, that we might understand, that he taketh us for castaways. Here then we see what the estate & condition of sinners is: And this is out of all doubt, that GOD the Father never forsook Jesus Christ: yet notwithstanding it must needs be, that he should suffer those pains, and that he should valiantly resist them, to the end, the benefit of the victory might at this day redound to us.
Thus wee sée what it is, that wee are to obserue in this place, to witte, that the Sonne of GOD hath not onely suffered in body so cruel & tormentrous a death (as already hath byn séene) but was also touched to the quicke, whenas he was to abide suche horrible assaultes, as if God had forsaken him. For, to say ye truth, as he tooke vpon him our causes (as hath béene saide) it must also néedes be, that hee must féele the condemnation which was due for wretched sinners. For, by our sinnes, we are as people estranged from God, and therfore he must néedes leaue vs, that we might vnderstand, that he taketh vs for castawayes. Here then we sée what the estate & condition of sinners is: And this is out of all doubte, that GOD the Father neuer forsooke Iesus Christe: yet notwithstanding it must néedes bée, that hée shoulde suffer those paynes, and that hée shoulde valiauntly resist them, to the ende, the benefite of the victory might at this day redounde to vs.
We have therefore to understand that when our Lord Jesus was driven to this extremity, as if GOD his Father had cut all hope of life clean from him, it was (as we have said) because he suffered the curse of our sins in his own body, which were the cause that separated us from the Majesty of God. For wherein have we any felicity except we be quickened by the grace of GOD, and enlightened with