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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.
This then, I say, that when it shall please his majesty to make us feel his most heavy hand, so that we think that we are very hardly dealt withal, yet let us hold our peace, and confess that God is just, & full of equity, and not be heard once to grudge: but rather glorify God by holding our peace, like miserable sinners, that are convinced of their transgressions, and have not a word to say to the contrary.
This then, I say, that when it shall please his maiesty to make vs féele his most heauy hand, so that wée thinke that we are verye hardly dealt withall, yet let vs holde our peace, and confesse that God is iust, & full of equitie, and not be hearde once to grudge: but rather gloryfie God by holding our peace, like miserable sinners, that are conuinced of their transgressions, and haue not a worde to say to the contrary.
1Lo then how Saint Peter applieth this place: That is, that when we are afflicted by the hand of God, yea and persecuted by men, let us patiently bear the injuries done unto us, because we know that it is the mind of God to prove & try us, or rather to punish us for our sins: & let us beware we make no vain excuses as many men do, who allege their infirmity and over great weakness, so that they cannot be quiet, so long as GOD presseth them grievously. Howbeit we must frame our selves like unto the son of God: for, he is our glass and pattern, not that (as I have said) there is in us the like power, but yet although we cannot come near him, let us notwithstanding strive to come as near him as we may.2 Moreover, we see that David being a frail man, as we are, did yet put in practise this doctrine: as he saith in one place, O Lord because I knew that it was thy heavy hand that was upon me, therefore I held my peace. And in another place he sayeth, since thou O Lord hast slaked the reins of mine enemies, I have patiently suffered the wrongs and outrages that they have done unto me. ⟨p. 117⟩