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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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who gave him to death for our redemption (whereof Saint John also speaketh, that God so loved the world, as that he would show it in the person of his Son, because he gave him over to so bitter a death for us) if we so lift up our eyes, as to acknowledge that nothing came unto the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, but by the determination of God, we must conclude, that since Jesus Christ was innocent (as indeed he was) that therein, manifestly appeared, our sins and iniquities, so that all the shames and reproaches which lighted upon him, should have been upon us. And therefore let us understand, that it is meet that all the Creatures in the world should arm them selves to cry for vengeance upon us: yea and although they have neither mouth nor tongue, yet might they be there so, to discover all our shames and vices, as that both heaven and earth might be ashamed of us.
who gaue him to death for our redemption (whereof Saint Iohn also speaketh, that God so loued the world, as that hée woulde shewe it in the person of his Sonne, because he gaue him ouer to so bitter a death for vs) if we so lift vp our eyes, as to acknowledge that nothing came vnto the person of our Lorde Iesus Christ, but by the determination of God, we must conclude, that since Iesus Christ was innocēt (as indéede he was) that therin, manifestly appeared, our sinnes and iniquities, so that all the shames and reproches which lighted vpon him, shoulde haue bene vpon vs. And therfore let vs vnderstande, that it is méete that all the Creatures in the worlde shoulde arme them selues to crye for vengeaunce vpon vs: yea and although they haue neither mouthe nor tongue, yet might they be there so, to discouer all our shames and vices, as that both heauen and earthe might bee ashamed of vs.
We see now what we are to consider of in this first place: For either God must at pleasure have thus afflicted his only son, or else have showed us what we deserved for the grievousness of our sins: to wit, that we are blame worthy of all hands. In very deed we cannot a way with the least punishment that may be: and besides, we are so effeminate and impatient, as that if our credit be touched, we will eftsoons, wonderfully storm: and all this is because we know not what we are, neither judge we whether we be rightfully or wrongfully blamed.