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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.
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.
For, a man when he is in an heate, woulde haue the fault that is committed to bee amended, and some redresse and punishment to be made, and had, that hee might be reuenged. Howbeit ⟨image 116⟩there are no suche passions in God. But how euer the case standeth, God will haue his iustice and iudgement to be knowne and feared, to the ende wée might the rather bée afearde of our sinnes, and learne to abhorre and detest them. For if GOD woulde haue forgiuen vs, except Iesus Christ had made intercession, and pawned him selfe for vs, wée woulde haue made no account of the matter: and euerie of vs woulde haue smoothed him selfe, and woulde haue taken also a greater occasion of lycense to sinne. But when we sée that God hath not spared, so rigorously and extreamely to handle his onely Sonne, as that hée did not onely cause him to suffer the most gréeuous torments in body that might bée, but also, so extremely afflicted his soule, as that hée made him to crye out and say, My God, My God, why haste thou forsaken mée?