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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 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,
1That he bear all our sins and transgressions, for so are also the words of Saint Peter, who naming the Cross, meant to signify,2 that, that kind of death which the son of God suffered, was a visible and open testimony, that our iniquities were laid upon him: because it was said in the law, cursed be he that hangeth on tree. Jesus Christ was hanged thereon, to the end we might understand and know,3 that he was as one accursed in our behalf, according to the saying of Saint Paul to the Galatians. For he there telleth us, that therein we are to consider of the wonderful goodness of God, and of the infinite love of our Lord Jesus Christ to us ward, when as he was not only contented to dye for us, but suffered also a most cursed death, to the end we might be blessed of God. And although our sins and iniquities have terrified us (for it could not be chosen but that we must be afeard of the judgement of God, when as we hear the things that are here set down: to wit, that we are abominable by reason of our thus offending our good God, and that our conscience so telleth us) yet let us be assured that he will forgive us our sins, & receive us as his best beloved children: yea, even as just & righteous people, because our curse was abolished by this Gallow tree, whereon our Lord Jesus Christ was hanged. Lo, here the meaning of the Prophets speech, for the more lively setting forth of the matter.