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…

For thus he saith, the Foxes had holes, and the Birds of the air nests, but that he,¹ had no place wherein to hide his head. Contrariwise, we see, that these women had wherewith to live quietly and pleasantly. They then which wandered after this sort and could hardly get any lodging, feeling hunger & thirst, & were also mightily scorned and laughed at, besides their being chased and troubled every where, and yet overcame all this gear and bare it patiently, we must needs judge that God strengthened them. Now, they also declared, even at his death, the hope which they had had in our Lord Jesus christ. For although their harts were dead as it were (as hereafter shall be declared more at full) and that they thought him to be ⟨p. 78⟩clean dispatched, yet they might perceive not long after, that they were deceived. For, he had told them, that he should restore the kingdom of God: & he had also spoken unto them of perfect blessedness, & of the salvation which he must make an end of. And what of all these things? forsooth, hereby we see, that although these silly women's harts were sore troubled, because they knew not what would become of our Lord Jesus, yet did he strengthen them by his mighty power, & in end, brought it to so pass, as that they might both understand and judge, that he had made them no vain promise. For, they looked for the promise of his resurrection, which in the judgment of the world was not to be hoped of. Notwithstanding, we see how he exercised their faith, to the end we should not trouble our selves beyond measure, although to the outward show it might appear that God had forsaken us, & all the promises of the Gospel to be as things abolished, but that we should nevertheless Stand fast & sure in them. For if we do not, these women will be witnesses against us to our great condemnation, if we fail in these conflicts. Would we have a grosser trial then that which they abode? And yet by Faith they obtained victory.

For thus he saith, ye Foxes had holes, and the Birdes of the ayre nestes, but that he,¹ had no place wherin to hide his head. Contrarywise, we sée, that these women had wherwith to liue quietly and pleasantly. They then which wandred after this sort and could hardly get any lodging, féeling hunger & thirst, & were also mightely skorned and laughed at, besides their being chased and troubled euery where, and yet ouercame all this geare and bare it pacientlye, wee must néedes iudge that God strengthned them. Now, they also declared, euen at his death, the hope which they had had in our Lord Iesus christ. For although their harts were dead as it were (as héerafter shalbe declared more at full) and that they thought him to be