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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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Now, we are here, by the way admonished, not to seek for one drop of life in our selves, but to take it wholly from our lord Jesus Christ. Why? how will God then acknowledge us to be his children? Howe shall we have any place in his Church? Howe shall we be taken to be of his flock? Forsooth we must come to this point, Because we are partakers with our lord Jesus Christ: Thus we see how God accepteth of us, this is our begetting, and first birth. And now let our freewill men go and brag of their free will, by which they suppose them selves to be ready to receive the grace of God. For what ability is he able to have to do, either good or ill, that is not yet begotten in the womb of his mother. Wherefore, let us understand thus much, that since our chief and first creation is this, that we are begotten in Jesus Christ, that we are able to do nothing, neither yet that any thing proceedeth from our power and strength, but that all whatsoever we have, cometh from that free goodness of his, whereof we are made partakers. And this is the sum and effect of all that which we have to consider of. But by the way, to the end we might also have a great deal the better taste of his death & passion, it is said,
Nowe, wée are héere, by the way admonished, not to séeke for one droppe of life in our selues, but to take it wholly from our lord Iesus Christ. Why? howe will God then acknowledge vs to be his children? Howe shall wée haue any place in his Church? Howe shall wée be taken to be of his flocke? Forsooth wée must come to this point, Because wée are partakers with our lord Iesus Christ: Thus wée sée howe God accepteth of vs, this is our begetting, and first birth. And nowe let our fréewill men goe and brag of their frée will, by which they suppose them selues to be readie to receiue the grace of God. For what abilitie is hée able to haue to doe, eyther good or yll, that is not yet begotten in the wombe of his mother. Wherefore, let vs vnderstande thus much, that since our chiefe and first creation is this, that we are begotten in Iesus Christ, that wée are able to doe nothing, neither yet that any thing procéedeth from our power and strength, but that all whatsoeuer wée haue, commeth from that frée goodnesse of his, whereof we are made partakers. And this is the summe and effect of all that which wée haue to consider of. But by the way, to the ende wée might also haue a great deale the better taste of his death & passion, it is saide,