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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.
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.
1That hee beare all our sinnes and transgressions, for so are also the wordes of Saint Peter, who naming the Crosse, meant to signifie,2 that, that kinde of death which the sonne of God suffred, was a visible and open testimony, that our iniquities were layde vpon him: because it was saide in the lawe, cursed be hée that hangeth on trée. Iesus Christ was hanged thereon, to the ende wée might vnderstande and knowe,3 that hée was as one accursed in our behalfe, according to the saying of Saint Paule to the Galathians. For hée there telleth vs, that therin wée are to consider of the wonderfull goodnesse of God, and of the infinite loue of our Lord Iesus Christ to vs warde, when as hée was not onely contented to dye for vs, but suffred also a most cursed death, to the ende wée might be blessed of God. And although our sinnes and iniquities haue terrefied vs (for it could not be chosen but that wée must be afeard of the iudgement of God, when as we heare the thinges that are héere set downe: to wit, that wée are abhominable by reason of our thus offending our good God, and that our conscience so telleth vs) yet let vs be assured that hée will forgiue vs our sinnes, & receiue vs as his best beloued children: yea, euen as iust & righteous people, because our curse was abolished by this Gallow trée, wheron our Lorde Iesus Christ was hanged. Loe, héere the meaning of the Prophetes spéech, for the more liuely setting foorth of the matter.