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, so long as our mouths are open, (as I have already said) we will enter into the cause, and so reason, as that God shall be shut clean out of the doors, and whatsoever he hath done, shall be naught set by. But when it is said, that every mouth shall hold it peace, and be silent before the Lord, this showeth that all our reasons should be daunted and imprisoned, yea even to bridle our tongues, that we might quietly confess, that God is to be glorified in the person of his only Sonne. And if this be said of Princes, what shall the common people do? We are therefore, throughly to consider of the order which the Prophet here setteth down: For he giveth us this animadversion or warning, that our Lord Jesus Christ must be as it were ugly and ill favoured, and be refused of the world. Wherefore, since the holy ⟨image 102⟩Ghost thus warneth us, Let us not think it strange, nor yet be careless to embrace him with a lively faith: & although his Cross (which is a detestable Gallow tree in the sight of men) might withdraw us, and altogether estrange us from him, yet let not us be slack in seeking after our whole glory, to wit, in Jesus Christ crucified. Moreover, let us not stay our selves upon his suffering, whereby we might conceive a great shame in him, whereunto he willingly submitted himself for us: But let us join his resurrection and his death together, and understand that although he was crucified, yet that he sitteth as Lieutenant to God his Father, exercising the most excellent government, having all power given him aswell in heaven, as in earth. And here we see, why it is said that he shall be exalted. In very deed, that he was lifted up & exalted unto the gallows, was in the sight of men a shameful thing: howbeit he mocked and beguiled the Devil, & set himself against all the world, in saying that he should be lively exalted: and when he was put to this shame, that every mans tongue walked, & vomited out their blasphemies & villainies against him, yet sitteth he in his throne, as we have already declared out of the place of S. Paul.¹ And in an other place, he namely sayeth, that the Cross, although it was before time a Gallows full of shame, was now as it were a Chariot of triumph:

For, so long as our mouthes are open, (as I haue alreadie saide) wée will enter into the cause, and so reason, as that God shall bee shut cleane out of the doores, and whatsoeuer hée hath done, shall be naught set by. But when it is saide, that euerie mouth shall holde it peace, and be silent before the Lorde, this sheweth that all our reasons should bée daunted and emprisoned, yea euen to bridle our tongues, that we might quietly cōfesse, that God is to be glorified in the person of his onely Sonne. And if this be saide of Princes, what shall the common people doe? Wée are therefore, throughly to consider of the order which the Prophet héere setteth downe: For hée giueth vs this animaduersion or warning, that our Lorde Iesus Christ must be as it were vgly and yll fauoured, and be refused of the worlde. Wherefore, since the holy