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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.
The Prophet continueth here the doctrine before specified: to wit, that there was such enmity between God and us, as that the wrath of God could by no means be appeased, but by Jesus Christ his answering of the same, even to the uttermost. For, by how much the more the suffering of the son of god was, by so much the more may we gather, how grievous our sins are, and how wonderfully God abhorreth them: considering (as we have heretofore said, and as hereafter shall be more at large spoken) that there is no superfluous nor unprofitable thing in the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore, for so much as he was terribly tormented, he hath on the one side witnessed unto us his infinite goodness and love, and we, on the other side are to look what it is that our iniquities have deserved before the majesty of our good God.
THe Prophet continueth héere the doctrine before specified: to witte, that there was such inimity betwéene God and vs, as that the wrath of God could by no meanes be appeased, but by Iesus Christ his answering of the same, euen to the vttermost. For, by how much the more the suffering of the son of god was, by somuch ye more mai we gather, how greeuous our sinnes are, and how wonderfully God abhorreth them: considering (as wee haue héeretofore saide, and as héereafter shall be more at large spoken) that there is no superfluous nor vnprofitable thing in the death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ. And therefore, for somuch as he was terribly tormented, hee hath on the one side witnessed vnto vs his infinite goodnesse and loue, and we, on the other side are to looke what it is that our iniquities haue deserued before the maiestie of our good God.
Now, it is here said, that over and besides that, which hath ⟨image 130⟩been already recited, that our Lord Jesus Christ was put to be scorned and shamed of the ungodly, that they might even glory and triumph over him: for there is no doubt, but that the Prophet by this word Grave, meant to express, that Jesus Christ was subject to all rebuke and shame, and that God would forsake him as it were for a season, to the end the world might make no reckoning of him: accordingly as it is set down unto us in the Gospel. For they did not only crucify Jesus Christ, but they also put out their tongues at him: railing and scoffing, and as much as in them lay, went about to make him desperate. Which thing was very well foretold by the Psalmist, to wit, that the most wicked and ungodly, should put out their tongues at him. For this was the speech they had, he hath saved others, say they and therefore let him now save him self if he can. Why calleth not he upon his God?