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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.
Notwithstanding, this was no let to our discharge, because God had laid his rigour upon our Lord Jesus Christ: For, although he loved him, yet would he afflict him for our offences. For he had no regard to the righteousness, sincerity, and perfection that was in him: But rather took him as one that bear the person of all sinners upon him.
Notwithstanding, this was no let to our discharge, because God had laide his rigour vpon our Lorde Iesus Christ: For, although hée loued him, yet would hée afflict him for our offences. For hée had no regarde to the righteousnes, sinceritie, and perfection that was in him: But rather tooke him as one that beare the person of all sinners vpon him.
Thus we see how Jesus Christ was charged with all our sins & iniquities: not that he was any way guilty of them, but would have them all to be imputed unto him, and take the reckoning upon him, and the payment. We see then how the words of the Prophet are to be understood, when he sayeth that Jesus Christ was not crucified only by the hands of men, but that he also stood forth before the judgement seat of God, answered for us, and submitted him self to bear the burden which we were worthy to have borne. Mark also why he sayeth,
Thus we sée howe Iesus Christ was charged wt all our sins & iniquities: not yt hée was any way guiltie of thē, but would haue thē all to be imputed vnto him, and take the reckoning vpon him, and the payment. Wée sée then howe the wordes of the Prophet are to be vnderstood, when hée saieth that Iesus Christ was not crucified onely by the handes of men, but that hée also stood foorth before the iudgement seate of God, answered for vs, and submitted him selfe to beare the burthen which wée were worthie to haue borne. Marke also why hée sayeth,