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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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By this he excludeth all such as sleep in their iniquities, and flatter them selves in them, or else which give them selves to all licentiousness, without any fear of God. And therefore, they which ⟨p. 121⟩are thus given over to all wickedness, cannot possibly come near unto our Lord Jesus Christ, for who shall give us an entrance unto him, but the voice which calleth us? Even so fareth it with them, who are so proud and presumptuously blind, as that they make them selves believe that they are righteous through their own deserts, and surely, he shutteth the gate against all such kind of people, so that they can have no hope that our Lord Jesus christ bringeth them any comfort or solace. And why so? forsooth, because he thus saith, come unto me, who are they? All the world. Indeed, this is true that he calleth all the world, howbeit he maketh a distinction of it, for thus he saith, all ye that labour and are heavy laden. For, after he had called all such as had need of his help, he showeth that none can be partakers thereof but such as do labour and are heavy laden.
By this he excludeth all such as sléepe in their iniquities, and flatter them selues in them, or els which giue them selues to al lycenciousnesse, without any feare of God. And therefore, they which ⟨p. 121⟩are thus giuen ouer to all wickednesse, cannot possibly come néere vnto our Lord Iesus Christ, for who shall giue vs an entraunce vnto him, but the voyce whiche calleth vs? Euen so fareth it with them, who are so proude and presumptiouslye blinde, as that they make them selues beléeue that they are righteous through their owne deserts, and surely, he shutteth the gate against all such kind of people, so that they can haue no hope that our Lord Iesus christ bringeth them any comfort or solace. And why so? forsooth, because he thus saith, come vnto mée, who are they? All the world. Indéed, this is true that he calleth all the worlde, howbeit hee maketh a distinction of it, for thus he saithe, all yée that labor and are heauy loden. For, after he had called all such as had néede of his helpe, hée sheweth that none can be partakers thereof but such as doo labor and are heauy loden.