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…

and that Jesus Christ hath not only overcome the Devil therein, but also hath showed that we might now glorify our selves, forsomuch as we are freed from all condemnation: that sin hath no more power over us, and that all the devils in hell are altogether cut off, from all kind of pretence whatsoever against us. We see then in sum, that we must ascend up by faith unto the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the end we might not be ashamed to seek for our salvation in his Cross, our blessing in his curse, our life, in his death, our glory in his shame, and our joy in his anguishes, out of which came water and blood. And this is the sum which we have to consider of in this place.¹ Now, the Prophet namely saith, That he will bedew, or sprinkle. In very deed, this saying, by a similitude, signifieth also to speak fair: But when we shall consider better of the matter, we shall find, that the natural meaning of the Prophet in these words, That Jesus Christ shall bedew all nations is this: to wit, that although he be a dry and fruitless block, yet shall all the world be bedewed through ⟨p. 96⟩his power and virtue. To be short, he showeth that God will work after an incomprehensible manner, and that the Jews should not look for any worldly help, but believe that God will surpass all mens thoughts and imaginations. For, when we are told of miracles, our senses must needs fail us: and when we are told of mysteries, that is to say, secrets, we must understand, that we are not sufficient Judges nor Arbiters, or days men, to say, it must needs be so: But let us worship the thing that cannot sink into our brain, nor which we cannot find out the reason of. And thus much we have in sum to consider of. Now, this admonition appertaineth to us: for, as I have already said, we should abide to be bedewed with our Lord Jesus Christ: and although he hath appeared to be as one that were fruitless, and that there can be nothing found in him, worthy reputation, yet, when he shall offer himself unto us, and come near us, let us not thrust him back through misbelief, but rather give him free access through faith And this is in sum, the thing which we are to learn out of this doctrine of the Prophet. Moreover, he sayeth, that all the world shall be bedewed with our Lord Jesus Christ, to wit, by the preaching of the Gospel.

and that Iesus Christ hath not only ouercome the Deuill therein, but also hath shewed that we might nowe glorifie our selues, forsomuch as we are freed from all condemnation: that sinne hath no more power ouer vs, and yt al the deuils in hel are altogether cut off, from all kinde of pretense whatsoeuer against vs. We sée then in summe, that we must ascend vp by fayth vnto the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ, to the ende we might not be ashamed to séeke for our saluatiō in his Crosse, our blessing in his curse, our life, in his death, our glory in his shame, and our ioy in his anguishes, out of which came water and blood. And this is the summe which we haue to consider of in this place.