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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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Moreover, the Prophet meaning to express such a full perfection as could not be amended, saith, That there was no deceit found in his mouth. Now Saint James saith,1 That he must needs be a very perfect man, out of whose mouth escapeth not an ill word, because the tongue is the weakest thing that maybe. And although we be too too much inclined to all kind of wickedness, yet, ⟨image 132⟩that man that can refrain his hands and feet, and in such sort lead the whole course of this life, as that he is seen to live virtuously & in the fear of God, yet is he never able to refrain his tongue, but that there will appear some light, inconsiderate, lying or dissembling speech in him. To be short, it is said that there was no deceit to be found in our Lord Jesus Christ, to show, that in all his words and deeds, he was a mirror of all holiness.
Moreouer, the Prophet meaning to expresse such a full perfection as coulde not be amended, sayth, That there was no deceite founde in his mouth. Nowe Saint Iames saith,1 That he must needes be a very perfect man, out of whose mouth escapeth not an ill word, because the tongue is the weakest thing that maybe. And although we be too too much inclined to al kind of wickednes, yet, ⟨image 132⟩that man that can refrain his handes and féet, and in such sort lead the whole course of this life, as that he is séene to liue vertuously & in the feare of God, yet is hée neuer able to refraine his tongue, but that there wyll appeare some light, inconsiderate, lying or dissembling spéeche in him. To bée short, it is saide that there was no deceite to bée founde in our Lorde Iesus Christe, to shewe, that in all his wordes and deedes, hée was a myrrour of all holinesse.