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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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Thus we see how these scorners of God, can blaspheme the gospel, but when we have come once to the acknowledgement of our sins, and know to what end the inestimable grace of God is preached unto us, without doubt we should be touched with repentance, and be mortally wounded with the horror of anguish and pain, when we see God to be our enemy, because we have provoked him to wrath. And this is here the meaning of the prophet, that Jesus Christ hath sustained the wounds which were due to us. Wherein he showeth that we can never lively feel, what good the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ hath done us, except we be inwardly throughly touched with the offending of our God, whereby we have made him to become as our Judge & enemy, until such time as we be reconciled unto him by his mere goodness and mercy.
Thus we sée how these skorners of God, can blaspheme ye gospell, but when we haue come once to the acknowledgment of our sins, and know to what ende the inestimable grace of God is preached vnto vs, without doubt wée shoulde bee touched with repentance, and be mortally wounded with the horror of anguishe and payne, when wée sée God to bee our enimie, because wée haue prouoked him to wrath. And this is héere the meaning of the prophet, that Iesus Christ hath sustained ye wonds which were due to vs. Wherin he sheweth yt we can neuer liuely féele, what good the death and passion of our Lord Iesus Christ hath done vs, except we be inwardly throughly touched with the offending of our God, wherby wee haue made him to become as our Iudge & enemy, vntill such time as we be reconciled vnto him by his méere goodnesse and mercy.
Now, this is sufficiently declared to us in the holy Scripture: but herein resteth the whole matter, that we apply our wit and study thereto.1 Nevertheless, be as be may, we see that our Lord Jesus Christ calleth none but such as do labour, and are heavy laden.
Now, this is sufficiently declared to vs in the holy Scripture: but héerein resteth the whole matter, that wée applye our witte and studie thereto.