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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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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.
Since it is so, that our Lord Jesus vouchsafeth to allow us for his Brethren, to the end we might come unto ⟨image 97⟩God, let us boldly seek him, and come unto him, whiles he thus gently inviteth us: neither doth he marvellous considerately, use his word only to draw us, but addeth withal a visible sacrament also, ye we might be brought thereto according to our small ability. And to say the truth, let it be, that we be never so weak & blockish, yet shall we not be able to excuse our slackness, if we come not unto our lord Jesus Christ: behold the table whereunto he hath called us: & to what end? forsooth it is not to the end to fill our bellies: although that therein, God declareth himself to have a fatherly care over us, and our Lord Jesus also showeth, that he himself is indeed the life of the world. Wherefore, when we daily eat and drink, it witnesseth thus much unto us, that our Lord Jesus declareth his goodness unto us: But in this table, there is a special consideration to be had: for it showeth us that we are the brethren of our Lord Jesus Christ: to wit,1 that because (as S. John saith) he hath united us unto himself, he hath also united us unto God his father, & so by little & little telleth us, that he is our meat, & our drink: & we are taken to be of his own substance, that we might have all our spiritual life in him. And this is more then if he called us his brethren an hundred times.
Since it is so, that our Lord Iesus vouchsaueth to allow vs for his Brethrē, to the end we might come vnto ⟨image 97⟩God, let vs boldly séeke him, and come vnto him, whiles hée thus gently inuileth vs: neither doth he maruellous cōsiderately, vse his word only to draw vs, but addeth withal a visible sacramēt also, ye we might be brought thereto according to our smal ability. And to say ye truth, let it be, that we be neuer so weak & blockishe, yet shall we not be able to excuse our slacknes, if we come not vnto our lord Iesus Christ: behold ye table wherunto he hath called vs: & to what end? forsooth it is not to the end to fil our bellies: although that therin, God declareth himself to haue a fatherly care ouer vs, and our Lorde Iesus also sheweth, that he himselfe is indéede the life of the world. Wherefore, when wée daily eate and drinke, it witnesseth thus much vnto vs, that our Lord Iesus declareth his goodnes vnto vs: But in this table, there is a special cōsideration to be had: for it sheweth vs that we are the brethrē of our Lord Iesus Christ: to wit,