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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 not enough for us that we understand, that our Lord Jesus hath suffered for our salvation, and when we have examined our life, we shall feel that without this help, we were all damned & utterly lost, & if there were nothing else spoken of, but of the death and passion of the son of God, we should always stand in doubt, for how can it be possible that we should hope for life at his hands, seeing he himself was headlong cast down into death? surely we should never perceive any divine nor heavenly power, without the which ⟨image 124⟩we can no way conceive to put our trust in him: because we should see nothing but weakness, which would fear us. And as the Prophet hath heretofore spoken of the fruit which we receive by the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, even so doth he now say, that it is because he shall be lifted up by the power of god his father, he was lifted up (saith he) out of anguish and judgement. And although he was condemned yet did not God leave putting to his helping hand, but exalted him, that he might have the chief dominion, and rule over all creatures.
Now, it is not enough for vs that we vnderstande, that our Lorde Iesus hath suffered for our saluatiō, and when we haue examined our life, we shal feele yt without this help, we were al damned & vtterly lost, & if there were nothing els spoken of, but of the death and passion of the sonne of God, we should alwaies stande in doubt, for how can it be possible that we should hope for life at his hands, séeing he himself was hedlong cast down into death? surely we should neuer perceiue any diuine nor heauenly power, without the which ⟨image 124⟩wee can no way conceiue to put our trust in him: because wee should sée nothing but weakenesse, which would feare vs. And as the Prophet hath héeretofore spoken of the frute which we receiue by the death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ, euen so doth he now say, that it is because he shall be lyfted vp by the power of god his father, he was lifted vp (saith he) out of anguish and iudgemēt. And although he was condemned yet did not God leaue puttinge to his helping hand, but exalted him, that hee might haue ye chiefe dominion, and rule ouer all creatures.