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…

For God will so call some, even at the first, as that we shall perceive that he hath poured upon them wonderful extraordinary power, & yet we shall be oftentimes so taught, as that we may plainly see our grossness and weakness, to the end we ⟨image 96⟩might thereby so much the more glorify our God, & acknowledge, that whatsoever we have, cometh all from him Let us now come to the saying, which hath been already spoken of, Go & tell my Brethren, that they meet all together in Galilee. We see then here, that the son of God appeared not to Mary, and to the company which were with her only, as to show himself to seven or eight persons, but his meaning was that this message should be published unto the Apostles, & ye it should be at this present delivered unto us, that we might be partakers thereof. And to say the truth, if it were not so, what should the story of the resurrection avail us? but when it is said, that the Son of God was so manifested, & would have the benefit thereof to be communicated unto all the world, we may now the better taste of it. So then, let us understand, that our Lord Jesus his meaning was, that we should be certified of his resurrection, because that when we know in truth, that our Lord Jesus is risen again, that therein consisteth all the hope of our salvation, & righteousness. Not that he hath not cleansed all our filthiness by his death & passion: but because it should not remain & continue still weak. And therefore, it behoved that he should pour abroad the virtue of his holy spirit, that he might by his resurrection,¹ be declared to be the son of God: as S. Paul in the Epistle to the Romans, and in divers other places, sufficiently declareth.

For God wil so cal some, euen at the first, as yt we shall perceue yt he hath powred vpon thē wonderful extraordinary power, & yet we shal be oftentimes so taught, as yt we may plainly sée our grossenes and weaknes, to the end we ⟨image 96⟩might therby so much the more gloryfy our God, & acknowledge, yt whatsoeuer we haue, commeth al from him Let vs now come to ye saying, which hath bene already spoken of, Go & tel my Brethrē, that they meete all together in Galile. We see then héere, that ye son of God appeared not to Mary, and to the company which were wt her only, as to show himself to seuen or eight persons, but his meaning was yt this message should be published vnto the Apostles, & ye it should be at this present deliuered vnto vs, that we might be partakers therof. And to say the truth, if it were not so, what shoulde the story of the resurrection availe vs? but when it is said, yt ye Son of God was so manifested, & would haue the benefit therof to be cō municated vnto al the world, we may now the better tast of it. So then, let vs vnderstand, that our Lord Iesus his meaning was, yt we should be certified of his resurrectiō, bicause that whē we know in truth, that our Lord Iesus is risen againe, that therin consisteth all the hope of our saluation, & rightuousnesse. Not that he hath not cleansed al our filthines by his death & passiō: but because it should not remaine & continue stil weak. And therfore, it behoued that hée should poure abrod the vertu of his holy spirit, that he might by his resurrection,