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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
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Howbeit, they were so slow of belief, as that it was meet our Lord Jesus Christ should find fault with their blockishness & faithlessness, & besides, they were so gross & carnally minded, as that they could understand nothing. Since then the apostles so hardly could come to this article of our faith the same ought the rather confirm us: for seeing they were brought to it, as it were by force, it is very good reason ye we at this present should follow this saying, Thomas,1 because thou hast seen me thou believest: but blessed are they with have not seen and yet have believed. So then, when we here it said, that our Lord Jesus appeared to 2. women, let us also consider of the saying of S. Paul in another place: that is to say, we must not stay our selves upon mens words & believe what they say, as they of quality & condition:2 But we must rather lift up our eyes & minds unto heaven, and submit our selves ⟨image 93⟩unto God, who is worthy of all superiority over us, and be obedient unto his word. For, if we be not teachable, it is out of all doubt, that we shall never profit our selves by the doctrine of the Gospel neither must we account it, for foolishness, which we receive from the mouth and testimony of God. And when we shall learn to profit by our obedience, in faith, and in his School, we shall understand, that to be subject to him, is the very perfection of all righteousness.
Howbéeit, they were so slow of beliefe, as that it was méet our Lord Iesus Christ should find fault with their blockishnes & faithlesnes, & besides, they were so grose & carnally minded, as that they could vnderstād nothing. Since thē ye apostles so hardly could come to this article of our faith ye same ought ye rather cōfirm vs: for seing they were brought to it, as it were by force, it is very good reason ye we at this presēt should follow this saying, Thomas,1 bicause thou hast séen me thou beleuest: but blessed are they wt haue not séen and yet haue beleued. So thē, whē we héere it said, yt our Lord Iesus appeared to 2. womē, let vs also cōsider of ye saying of S. Paul in another place: yt is to say, we must not stay our selues vpō mēs words & beleue what they say, as they of quality & cōditiō: