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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
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?1 we shall see whether he so greatly loveth him or no. We see then how the wicked wounded our Lord Jesus Christ, and how furiously men outraged against him: and it was to this end and purpose, that we might find so much favour at the hands of God, as to have our sins covered: and although Satan hath wherefore to accuse us, yet shall all the shame whereunto he is any way able to put us, be clearly buried. Wherefore since our Lord Jesus Christ would needs bear all our blame and shame, it was to this end that all our filthiness might be covered before the Lord our God, so that they should never be able to come in mind any more.
Now, it is heere sayde, that ouer and besides that, which hath ⟨image 130⟩beene alreadie recited, that our Lord Iesus Christ was put to be skorned and shamed of the vngodly, that they might euen glory and triumph ouer him: for there is no doubt, but that the Prophet by this word Graue, ment to expresse, that Iesus Christ was subiect to all rebuke and shame, and that God woulde forsake him as it were for a season, to the end the worlde might make no reckoning of him: accordingly as it is set downe vnto vs in the Gospell. For they did not onely crucifie Iesus Christ, but they also put out their tongues at him: rayling and scoffing, and as much as in them lay, went about to make him desperate. Which thing was very well foretolde by the Psalmist, to witte, that the most wicked and vngodly, should put out their tongues at him. For this was the speech they had, he hath saued others, say they and therefore let him now saue him selfe if he can. Why calleth not hee vpon his God?