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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Sermons on the passion › Sermon 8: The eight Sermon of the Passion.
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.
And because his trueth is infallible & unchangeable, let us be constant unto the end, & overcome all troubles, offences, and griefs of the world, neither let us when we sigh & groan, cease to go on whither our Lord calleth us, which is, let us patiently abide until his kingdom be established in us, and in the mean while let it suffice us that he hath given us a pawn from his holy Spirit, by which he witnesseth unto us our free adoption. And therefore, when God showeth, that he taketh us for his children, and engraveth the same in our hearts by his holy Spirit: and besides, when we have the doctrine of the Gospel daily sounding in our ears, Let our faith be confirmed, and let us not slide, albeit all things were so confounded, as could not be possibly be more wished. And thus we see what it is that we have to consider of out of this place. We are also to note the thing that Saint John reciteth before our Lord Jesus was taken from the cross: to wit, that he was thrust into the side, to see whether he had yielded up the Ghost or not. For they hastened not his death so fast, as they did the two Thieves: But when they thought him to be dead, they thrust a Spear into him: and then they knew that he was dead: which pleased well the soldiers.
And because his trueth is infallible & vnchangeable, let vs bée constant vnto the end, & ouercome all troubles, offences, and griefes of the world, neither let vs when we sigh & grone, cease to go on whither our Lord calleth vs, which is, let vs paciently abide vntyll his kingdome bée established in vs, and in the meane while let it suffice vs that hée hath giuen vs a pawne from his holy Spirite, by which hee witnesseth vnto vs our frée adoption. And therefore, when God sheweth, that hee taketh vs for his children, and engraueth the same in our heartes by his holy Spirite: and besides, when wée haue the doctrine of the Gospell dayly sounding in our eares, Let our faith be confirmed, and let vs not slyde, albeit all thinges were so confounded, as could not be possibly be more wished. And thus wee sée what it is that we haue to consider of out of this place. Wee are also to note the thing that Saint Iohn reciteth before our Lord Iesus was taken from the crosse: to wit, that hée was thrust into the side, to sée whether he had yéelded vp ye Ghoste or not. For they hastened not his death so fast, as they dyd the two Théeues: But when they thought him to bee dead, they thrust a Speare into him: and then they knewe that he was dead: which pleased well the souldiers.