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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.
Moreover, let us not marvel although our Lord Jesus rose again the third day: for it is very good reason that he should have some more privilege then the common order of the church.
Moreouer, let vs not maruell although our Lorde Iesus rose againe the third day: for it is very good reason that hee should haue some more priuiledge then the common order of the church.
And herein is the saying of the Psalmist fulfilled. Thou shalt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption.1 And therefore it was meet that the body of our Lord Jesus should remain uncorrupt until the third day: but it was for that time, so appointed and established by the counsel of GOD his Father. Howbeit we, have no time assigned, but the last day. And therefore let us abide troubles and miseries so long as it pleaseth GOD, and let us understand that he will in the end, when he seeeth convenient time, restore us, after we have been cast quite and clean down, For thereunto Saint Paul exhorteth us,2 when as he sayeth, that Christ Jesus is the first fruits: which is, to pull back that fervent zeal wherewith we are often times too too much carried away: for by our wills we would fly without wings, and we are grieved with God for holding us so long here in this world, because he will not bring us to heaven even at the first,3 and carry us up in a fiery Chariot as Elias was: to be short, we would fain triumph before we have fought a blow.
And héerein is the saying of the Psalmist fulfilled. Thou shalt not suffer thine holy one to sée corruption.1 And therefore it was méete that the body of our Lord Iesus should remaine vncorrupt vntill the third day: but it was for that time, so appoynted and established by the counsell of GOD his Father. Howbeit wee, haue no time assigned, but the last day. And therefore let vs abyde troubles and miseries so long as it pleaseth GOD, and let vs vnderstand that he wyll in the ende, when hee séeeth conuenient time, restore vs, after wee haue bene cast quite and cleane downe, For therevnto Saint Paul exhorteth vs,