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…

& the word Ely, that is to say, my God, was as common as was possible, and to the cause could not raise any doubt. And therefore they did this of a malicious impudence unto our Lord Jesus Christ, when he said Ely. And if this seem strange to us, I beseech the Lord, there be not the like examples among us at this day. For we shall see the Papists even at this day slanderously backbite and deprave whatsoever we teach, to wit, whatsoever is taken out of the pure word of God, and do wittingly and in good earnest blaspheme, to make our doctrine hateful with poor and simple souls, and such indeed as never heard us once preach. Yea they falsely deprave whatsoever we say, and turn it which way they please (as may easily be seen) to colour their leasings with and to entertain the miserable blind and ignorant souls with their fond and fantastical lies. We see here, how the enemies of God, whom Satan possessed, had of a malicious purpose taken exceptions to the words of our Lord Jesus Christ: & even so at this day (as I began to say) fareth it with the papists. And this is not only seen in popery, but there are also amongst us certain beggars, which will not stick to say, that we go about to make them believe that Jesus Christ was in a desperate case and past all hope whenas we say that he suffered the torments of death, and that he was cast down, as it were into the bottom of hell, for so much as he presented himself there in our behalf, and bear the burden of our sins: howbeit all this is no whit derogatory from his constant and unchangeable faith.

& the word Elie, that is to saye, my God, was as common as was possible, and to ye cause could not rayse any doubt. And therfore they dyd this of a malicious impudencye vnto our Lorde Iesus Christ, when hee saide Elie. And if this séeme straunge to vs, I beséeche the Lorde, there be not the lyke examples among vs at this day. For we shall sée the Papistes euen at this day slaunderouslye backbite and depraue whatsoeuer we teach, to wit, whatsoeuer is taken out of the pure worde of God, and doo wittinglye and in good earnest blaspheme, to make our doctrine hatefull with poore and simple soules, and such indéede as neuer heard vs once preach. Yea they falselye depraue whatsoeuer wee say, and turne it which way they please (as may easely be séene) to coulour their leasings with and to entertayne the myserable blynde and ignoraunt soules with their fond and fantasticall lyes. We sée héere, how the enemies of God, whom Satan possessed, had of a malicious purpose taken exceptions to the words of our Lorde Iesus Christ: & euen so at this day (as I began to say) fareth it with the papists. And this is not onely séene in poperie, but there are also amongst vs certaine beggers, which will not stick to saye, that we goe about to make them beléeue that Iesus Christ was in a desperate case and past all hope whenas we say that he suffered the torments of death, and that he was cast downe, as it were into ye bottom of hell, for so much as he presented himselfe there in our behalfe, and beare the burthen of our sinnes: howbeit al this is no whit derogatorye from his constant and vnchaungable faith.