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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.
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.
In deed we were so much the bolder, by reason of the liberal dealing of our honourable Lords and magistrates, who desiring the advancement of the Church of God, have privileged us to print them.
In deede we were so much the bolder, by reason of the liberal dealing of our honorable Lords and magistrates, who desiring the aduancement of the Church of God, haue priuiledged vs to print them.
Now, when we see that we were to make choice of such a great number of collections as were of them, we thought it best to set a few of them abroad to the end that as we see them thankfully received, so also we might go forward in putting forth of moe. This then is the order which we have taken.
Now, when we see that we were to make choyse of such a great nūber of collections as were of them, we thought it best to set a few of them abrod to the end that as we see them thankefully receiued, so also we might goe forward in putting foorth of moe. This then is the order which wee haue taken.
In the first place, we have set down a congregation upon the beginning of the Gospel of S. John, where is largely handled the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now by this word Congregation, I mean a certain assemble, which is made one day in the week at the Church, where every Minister in order handleth some text of the scripture, more like the manner of a reading then of a preaching: that being done, if any of the rest unto whom the spirit of God hath revealed any thing tending to the better understanding and laying open of that which hath been spoken, he hath free liberty to speak.
In the first place, we haue set downe a congregation vpon the beginning of the Gospell of S. Iohn, where is largely handeled the diuinitie of our Lord Iesus Christ. Now by this word Congregation, I meane a certaine assemble, which is made one day in the weeke at the Church, where euery Minister in order handleth some text of the scripture, more like the maner of a reading then of a preaching: that being done, if any of the rest vnto whome the spirite of God hath reuealed any thing tending to the better vnderstanding and laying open of that which hath beene spoken, hee hath free libertie to speake.