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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.
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⟩here then we see what we have to learn out of these words: to wit, that as the Son of God was mute, because he would glorify God, and would not reply in all his afflictions; even so likewise let us suffer God to chastise us when he thinketh good: or else to try our obedience, in letting lose the reins to the ungodly, to persecute us.
1Loe then how Saint Peter applieth this place: That is, that when wée are afflicted by the hand of God, yea and persecuted by men, let vs paciently beare the iniuries done vnto vs, because we know yt it is the mind of God to proue & try vs, or rather to punish vs for our sins: & let vs beware we make no vaine excuses as many men doo, who alledge their infirmitie and ouer great weaknesse, so that they cannot be quiet, so long as GOD presseth them greuosly. Howbeit wee must frame our selues like vnto the sonne of God: for, he is our glasse and patterne, not that (as I haue saide) there is in vs the like power, but yet although wee cannot come néere him, let vs notwithstāding striue to come as néere him as we may.2