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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.
By this he declareth, that the sacrifice which our Lord Jesus Christ offered, is sufficient for us, because he hath most perfectly sanctified us by that mean. And therefore it was not needful that the Son of God should suffer any more then once:1 but because this power was in him, to blot out all our iniquities at once, let us boldly run unto his death and passion, and not doubt but that it will always have this strength in it, as to reconcile us unto God.
By this he declareth, that the sacrifice whiche our Lorde Iesus Christ offered, is sufficient for vs, because hee hath most perfectlye sanctified vs by that meane. And therefore it was not néedefull that the Sonne of God should suffer any more then once:1 but because this power was in him, to blot out all our iniquities at once, let vs bouldly runne vnto his death and passion, and not doubt but that it wil alwayes haue this strength in it, as to reconcile vs vnto God.
Now, the life whereinto our Lord Jesus Christ entered, is heavenly: for it was such a perfect condition, as could not be amended. And when S. Paul sayeth, that he liveth unto God, it is as much as that he is now clean exempt from all our miseries, and from the condition that he had before taken, which was to become a mortal man. Wherefore, Jesus Christ hath discharged all this gear, and is now rid of all human frailness, to the end that we which are his members, might hope for the like in our selves. And so let us in the first place note, that the Prophet hath here declared, that our Lord Jesus Christ rose not again, to be any more subject to death, but hath purchased everlasting life. In the 2 place we have to learn, that this was not done only for himself, but also for all his whole Church. For, when it said by the Psalmist, that God was exalted, and took the spoil of his enemies: this is to show, that when our Lord Jesus christ was lifted up after his death, that it all turned to the common benefit & welfare of his Church.