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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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Thus we see, the power of GOD to be hid from the reprobate and therefore, that this privilege belongeth but to a few, whom he hath chosen & adopted to attain to everlasting life, ⟨p. 100⟩whenas he telleth them that the Gospel is the doctrine of salvation: and a most infallible trueth, whereto they must stick. Thus we see in sum, the meaning of the Prophet in this place. Now we must hereupon, be fenced & armed against this object which the devil setteth before our eyes, whenas we see such a mighty number of people withstand the Gospel, even of the greatest and highest in calling: for them we think it, as a man would say, not to be the word of God. And why so? verily, because we depend too too much upon men, thus we see how weak and unstable our faith is. And therefore let us overcome the world, and let us understand that when God speaketh, we must submit our selves unto him: and although none will accompany us herein, but be all against us, yet let us for all that, be contented to receive with a pure and clean faith, whatsoever God speaketh unto us.
Thus wee see, the power of GOD to bee hidde from the reprobate and therfore, that this priuiledge belongeth but to a few, whō he hath chosen & adopted to attaine to euerlasting life, ⟨p. 100⟩whenas hée telleth them that the Gospell is the doctrine of saluation: and a most infallible trueth, whereto they must sticke. Thus we sée in summe, the meaning of the Prophet in this place. Nowe we must heereupō, be fensed & armed against this obiect which the diuel setteth before our eyes, whēas we sée such a mightie number of people withstand the Gospel, euen of the greatest and highest in calling: for thē we think it, as a mā would say, not to be ye worde of God. And why so? verily, because we depend too too much vpon mē, thus we sée howe weake and vnstable our faith is. And therefore let vs ouercome the worlde, and let vs vnderstand that when God speaketh, we must submit our selues vnto him: and although none will accompanie vs héerein, but bée all against vs, yet let vs for al that, be contented to receiue with a pure and cleane faith, whatsoeuer God speaketh vnto vs.