A17690:279
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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for it is as much as if he had said, I will clearly give over these faithless and scum of the world, for they are not worthy of any mercy, and I direct my speech unto you, and bring you glad tidings. Be not you therefore afeard, because ye come to seek Jesus Christ. Now, when we see this, let us learn to seek our Lord Jesus, but not (as I have said) thus ⟨image 95⟩grossly as these women of whom we have spoken, did (as indeed there is now no occasion to seek the sepulchre) but let us go directly & without hypocrisy unto him by faith. And let us understand, that this message appertaineth to us, and is spoken to us, that we might boldly, and without fear come unto him, and not in contemptuous manner (for we ought to worship the majesty of GOD in fear and trembling) but how ever it is, let us not be so savage, as though distrust had oppressed us. And therefore let us understand that the Son of God will conform him self like unto us, whenas we come unto him by faith, yea and we shall be sure to find wherewith to comfort and glad our selves, because he hath purchased the kingdom and principality of everlasting life, for our profit and welfare. And yet notwithstanding, the women departed quickly with fear, and great joy. Lo, how the weakness of their faith appeared. I have said that the thing which they went about was to a good end, but they kept not the right course: as may be seen by their fear, for they were not fully resolved and assured of the resurrection. And yet they had heard it many times spoken of: but their minds were not so settled as to conclude for a truth, that there was no looking for our lord Jesus in the sepulchre. We see then from whence this fear came. And hereby we may perceive that this is a sinful affection. Indeed, we must (as I have said) fear GOD, reverence his majesty, obey him, and wholly be humbled, to the end he might be gloriously exalted, and all mouths be stopped, & he thereby be known, to be the only just, wise, & omnipotent god. But this fear whereof mention is made in the 2. place is wicked & damnable: for it turned to the shame of these silly women, because that although they both see & heard the Angel speak, yet they thought it to be but a dream as it were.
for it is as muche as if hee had saide, I wyll clearely giue ouer these faithlesse and scombe of the world, for they are not worthy of any mercye, and I direct my speache vnto you, and bring you glad tidinges. Be not you therfore afeard, because yée come to séeke Iesus Christ. Nowe, when wee sée this, let vs learne to séeke our Lorde Iesus, but not (as I haue sayde) thus