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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.
For, they (sayeth he) who never heard any speech of him, shall hear of him: and they which never understood, shall understand of him.
For, they (saieth hée) who neuer heard any speech of him, shall heare of him: and they which neuer vnderstood, shall vnderstand of him.
Here, the Prophet amplifieth his purpose, showing that God the Father would send our Lord Jesus Christ, not only to be a Saviour unto the Jews (although he was lively promised unto them) but also unto the whole world. Now, to prove the meaning of the Prophet to be thus,1 S. Paul himself saith as much in his Epistle to the Romans, applying this saying unto his, being sent into strange countries, having travelled here and there, filling all nations with the Gospel, & in such places as God was never spoken of, preaching not only unto the Jews, but also unto the Gentiles.
Héere, the Prophet amplifieth his purpose, shewing that God the Father would send our Lorde Iesus Christ, not onely to bée a Sauiour vnto the Iewes (although hée was liuely promised vnto them) but also vnto the whole world. Now, to proue the meaning of the Prophet to be thus,1 S. Paul himself saith as much in his Epistle to the Romans, applying this saying vnto his, being sent into straunge countries, hauing trauelled here and there, filling all nations with the Gospell, & in such places as God was neuer spoken of, preaching not only vnto the Iewes, but also vnto the Gentiles.