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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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Moreover, we are also to note the words of the Prophet which followeth, Who is he that is able to number his years. For, by these words he meaneth to show, that the effect and power of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus was for ever, and that it is no temporal thing which many times melteth and vanisheth away. And this is a very necessary point: for, some have taken this age, for the eternal generation of our Lord Jesus Christ, because he was begotten by God his father from all eternity. Some other have strained the words of the Prophet this way and that: but when we shall look more narrowly into the matter, there is no doubt, but that he meant to show, that the honour which was given to Jesus Christ, was not for him self, and his own person, and for a day only, but that he purchased us everlasting life, for as Saint Paul sayeth, That inasmuch as he dyed, he dyed once for sin,1 But in that he now liveth, he liveth unto God, & shall never die again.
Moreouer, we are also to note the wordes of the Prophet which followeth, Who is he that is able to number his yeares. For, by these wordes he meaneth to shew, that the effect and power of the resurrection of our Lord Iesus was for euer, and that it is no temporal thing which many times melteth and vanisheth away. And this is a very necessary point: for, some haue taken this age, for the eternall generation of our Lord Iesus Christ, because he was begotten by God his father from all eternitie. Some other haue strayned the woordes of the Prophet this way and that: but when we shall looke more narrowly into the matter, there is no doubt, but that he meant to shewe, that the honour which was giuen to Iesus Christ, was not for him selfe, and his owne person, and for a day onely, but that he purchased vs euerlasting life, for as Saint Paule sayeth, That inasmuch as he dyed, he dyed once for sinne,1 But in yt he now liueth, he liueth vnto God, & shal neuer die again.