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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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And therefore we had need to have peace, and our consciences will always witness against us: and although we go about carelessly to sleep in our flatteries, yet will GOD so prick and spur us, and make us feel in despite of our teeth, that we are altogether malicious and unthankful. Wherefore it is impossible that GOD should be merciful unto us, and we to be assured to find favour with him, until such time as we feel his correction. Not that GOD is desirous of revenge as men are.
And therefore wée had néede to haue peace, and our consciences will alwayes witnesse agaynst vs: and although wée goe about carelesly to sleape in our flatteryes, yet will GOD so pricke and spurre vs, and make vs féele in despight of our téeth, that wee are altogether malicious and vnthankfull. Wherefore it is impossible that GOD shoulde bée mercifull vnto vs, and wée to bée assured to finde fauoure with him, vntill such tyme as wée féele his correction. Not that GOD is desirous of reuenge as men are.
For, a man when he is in an heat, would have the fault that is committed to be amended, and some redress and punishment to be made, and had, that he might be revenged. Howbeit ⟨image 116⟩there are no such passions in God. But how ever the case standeth, God will have his justice and judgement to be known and feared, to the end we might the rather be afeard of our sins, and learn to abhor and detest them. For if GOD would have forgiven us, except Jesus Christ had made intercession, and pawned him self for us, we would have made no account of the matter: and every of us would have smoothed him self, and would have taken also a greater occasion of license to sin. But when we see that God hath not spared, so rigorously and extremely to handle his only Son, as that he did not only cause him to suffer the most grievous torments in body that might be, but also, so extremely afflicted his soul, as that he made him to cry out and say, My God, My God, why haste thou forsaken me?1 When we see all these things, I say, it is impossible (except our hearts be harder then flint stones) but that we must be grieved, and conceive such a fear, as that it must utterly confound us: and neither will nor choose but detest our sins and iniquities, since they so provoke the heavy wrath of God against us.