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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.
Now, it is impossible for us to reach to it, until such time as we be fully resolved of this doctrine, that our Lord by holding his peace both before God his father and also before men, hath repaired all our sins and iniquities. Moreover, when we are told, that by the holding of his peace he purchased us righteousness, we see that this silence, bred us eftsoons this benefit, that he did it to defend our cause, and is now become our mediator unto God, having his mouth always wide open: to wit, being ever ready to make intercession, for the helping of all the offences, which we have committed. For, in as much as he abode extreme persecution, & never gave any words, he attained to this office, that if we be convinced in conscience before God, and are to be condemned, for want of ability to say any thing for our excuse, yet will he defend us, and God will also adjudge us for innocents, because our sins were thus repaired.
Now, it is impossible for vs to reache to it, vntill such time as we be fully resolued of this doctrine, that our Lorde by holding his peace both before God his father and also before men, hath repaired all our sinnes and iniquities. Moreouer, when we are tolde, that by the holding of his peace he purchased vs righteousnesse, we sée that this silence, bred vs eftsoones this benefit, that hee did it to defende our cause, and is now become our mediator vnto God, hauing his mouth alwayes wide open: to witte, being euer ready to make intercession, for the helping of all the offences, whiche wee haue committed. For, in as much as he abode extreme persecution, & neuer gaue any words, he attained to this office, that if we be convinced in conscience before God, and are to be condemned, for want of abilitie to say any thing for our excuse, yet will hee defende vs, and God will also adiudge vs for innocentes, because our sinnes were thus repayred.
Thus we see at what end we must begin, and then shall we have greater courage, and be much better disposed to keep our tongues, whenas we shall be any way afflicted by the hand of God. And hereupon the Prophet saith, that he was lifted out of anguish, or out of prison (for the word importeth thus much) & of judgement. There are some which expound it, as if Jesus Christ had been put to death by some sudden violence: but we are rather told that death overcame him not, but was raised up again by the power of God his father.