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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.
But when we shall consider more nearly of the matter, we shall see a very notable similitude between the blood and the water which issued out of the side of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Sacraments of the Church, in which the thing that was performed in his death is allowed and sealed unto us. For after he had suffered whatsoever was requisite for our salvation, and fully satisfied GOD his Father, by sanctifying, and purchasing us full righteousness, he would that all the whole matter should be witnessed unto us, in the two sacraments of his own institution. I speak of two: because there are no moe instituted in his word, But Baptism, and the Supper. For all the rest is but a vain imagination, devised by the rash boldness of men. Thus we see that our Lord Jesus Christ ⟨p. 81⟩poureth out the virtue of his death and passion, aswell upon Baptism, as on the holy Supper. For Baptism is a witness unto us, that he hath so washed and cleansed us from all our filthiness, as that God receiveth us unto his favour, as if we came clean and neat before him.
But when wée shall consider more néerely of the matter, wée shall sée a very notable similitude betwéene the blood and the water which issued out of the side of our Lorde Iesus Christe, and the Sacraments of the Church, in which the thing that was perfourmed in his death is allowed and sealed vnto vs. For after hée had suffered whatsoeuer was requisite for our saluation, and fully satisfied GOD his Father, by sanctifiyng, and purchasing vs full righteousnesse, hée would that all the whole matter should bée witnessed vnto vs, in ye two sacraments of his owne institution. I speake of two: because there are no moe instituted in his worde, But Baptisme, and the Supper. For all the reste is but a vaine imagination, deuised by the rashe boldenesse of men. Thus wee see that our Lorde Iesus Christe ⟨p. 81⟩powreth out the vertue of his death and passion, aswel vpon Baptisme, as on the holy Supper. For Baptisme is a witnesse vnto vs, that hée hath so washed and cleansed vs from all our filthinesse, as that God receiueth vs vnto his fauour, as if wée came cleane and neate before him.