A17690:384
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.
Howbeit this is not set down, to the end we should sleep and take pleasure in our sins: For the more that God showeth himself liberal in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, so much the more ought we to feel, what a grievous thing it is for us to become ⟨image 127⟩his enemies, and fight against his justice, and cause him to set himself against us: for, the grace which God showeth us in our Lord Jesus Christ, ought to draw us continually to repentance. Now, the papists at this day, go about falsely to accuse us of the doctrine which we preach, which is this, that we must be saved by the free mercy of God, have our whole recourse unto Jesus Christ, because we know that therein we have all our perfection of righteousness. Now forsooth Sir, say they, you have made a great speak, for, then every man may live as he lust, and they need never care any more for the offending of God.
Howbeit this is not sett downe, to the ende wée shoulde sléepe and take pleasure in our sins: For the more that God sheweth himself lyberal in the person of our Lorde Iesus Christ, so much the more ought wee to féele, what a gréeuous thing it is for vs to become ⟨image 127⟩his enemies, and fight against his iustice, and cause him to set himselfe against vs: for, the grace which God sheweth vs in our Lord Iesus Christ, ought to draw vs continually to repentaunce. Now, the papistes at this day, go about falsely to accuse vs of the doctrine which we preach, which is this, that we must be saued by the frée mercy of God, haue our whole recourse vnto Iesus Christ, bicause we knowe that therein wee haue all our perfection of rightuousnes. Now forsooth Sir, say they, you haue made a great speake, for, then euery man may liue as he lust, and they néede neuer care any more for the offending of God.
Indeed, these dogs may bark thus, because they never knew what it is to taste of the forgiveness of sins. For these hypocrites make a scorn at God, and at all religion, and have never learned, what it is to transgress the law of God. And we also see, how jollily they think themselves discharged, if they have once song a Mass, bleated, and masked, and they think that God is as well pleased with this, as a young Child is pleased with a pudding.