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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.
Now, this is namely laid before us, to the end we might not be drawn away through any such offence, but be able readily to come unto our Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore, when we hear after what sort the Gospel shall be preached unto the world, and that we see the like of it at this day: to wit, that the church shall be as a small handful of rascal people, and that we shall be abhorred of all those that bear the greatest sway in the world, let not us for all that be faint hearted. For we see how our Lord Jesus Christ appeared at the first, & although his meaning is that his kingdom should be conserved after this manner at this day, yet let not that stay us from yielding our obedience unto him.1 And since we know (as S. Paul saith) that the foolishness of God hath surpassed the wisdom of man, let not us be so arrogantly minded as to set our selves against it: But let us understand that as God his meaning was to make his son of no reputation, so likewise intended he to exalt him above the heavens: and let not us find fault with that which he hath ordained in his secrete counsel, but therein rest our selves.
Now, this is namely laide before vs, to the end we might not bée drawne away through any such offence, but be able redily to come vnto our Lord Iesus Christ. And therefore, when wee heare after what sort the Gospell shalbe preached vnto the world, and that we sée the like of it at this day: to wit, that the church shalbe as a small handfull of rascall people, and that wée shalbe abhorred of all those that beare the greatest sway in the worlde, let not vs for al that be faint harted. For we sée how our Lord Iesus Christ appeared at ye first, & although his meaning is that his kingdome should bee conserued after this maner at this day, yet let not that stay vs from yéelding our obedience vnto him.1 And since we know (as S. Paule saith) yt the foolishnesse of God hath surpassed the wisdom of man, let not vs be so arrogantly minded as to set our selues against it: But let vs vnderstand that as God his meaning was to make his sonne of no reputation, so likewise entended he to exalt him aboue the heauens: and let not vs finde fault with that which he hath ordeined in his secrete counsel, but therein rest our selues.