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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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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.
Moreover, let us well consider of these words, That he shall sprout up before him. For, if we, through our pride and disdain, think to tread Jesus Christ underfoot, & keep him under, we deceive our selves: because he shall grow up in despite of mans incredulity, malice, unthankfulness, and enmity, but it shall be, before God. It is true also, that he groweth up aswell before the faithful: because they must obediently worship him, & acknowledge that the excellent name which god hath given him, is worthy to have every knee bow unto it. But the Prophet hath namely said, that he shall grow up before God, setting here a balance as it were between such men as go about to overthrow & suppress the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ: and besides, God his father who will give him his hand, will bring it so to pass, as that nothing shall be able to keep him from attaining unto the fruit of his glory and Majesty, whereunto he is called. Thus we see the very natural and true meaning of these words, That to the outward show, our Lord Jesus is but as a twig, in a dry or barren ground, because there is no means in this world to make him grow up: and yet be ⟨p. 103⟩as be may, he shall grow up. But how? Forsooth, even before God.
Moreouer, let vs well cōsider of these words, That he shall sprout vp before him. For, if we, through our pride and disdaine, think to tread Iesus Christe vnderfoote, & kéepe him vnder, we deceiue our selues: because he shal grow vp in despite of mans incredulitie, malice, vnthankfulnesse, and enmitie, but it shall be, before God. It is true also, that he groweth vp aswell before the faithfull: because they must obediently worship him, & acknowledge that the excellēt name which god hath giuē him, is worthie to haue euery knée bow vnto it. But the Prophet hath namely said, that hee shall grow vp before God, setting héere a ballance as it were betwéene such mē as goe about to ouerthrow & suppresse the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ: and besides, God his father who will giue him his hād, wil bring it so to passe, as yt nothing shalbe able to kéepe him frō attaining vnto the fruite of his glory and Maiestie, whereunto hee is called. Thus wee sée the very naturall and true meaning of these wordes, That to the outward shewe, our Lorde Iesus is but as a twigge, in a dry or barren grounde, because there is no meanes in this worlde to make him growe vp: and yet bée ⟨p. 103⟩