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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.
Because he gave his soul an offering for sin (to wit, for satisfaction▪ or for sacrifice) that he should see his seed. For, we right well show, that we would blot out all hope of salvation, if we glorified not the goodness of God, in the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. And to say truly, they that proudly disdain to cleave unto our Lord Jesus Christ, because he was crucified, rightly declare that they have not known the end thereof: For without it, what should become of us? Surely, we should have no Church in the world, there should be no salvation, and to be short, there should be no hope of any goodness: For without doubt we should be all remediless confounded, lost, and condemned, without Jesus Christ had offered up his soul, & bought ⟨image 136⟩us again by that only mean.
Because hee gaue his soule an offring for sinne (to wit, for satisfaction▪ or for sacrifice) that hee should see his seede. For, wée right well shewe, that wée would blot out all hope of saluation, if wée glorified not the goodnesse of God, in the death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ. And to say truely, they that proudly disdaine to cleaue vnto our Lorde Iesus Christ, because hée was crucified, rightly declare that they haue not knowne the ende thereof: For without it, what should become of vs? Surely, wée shoulde haue no Church in the worlde, there should be no saluation, and to be short, there should bée no hope of any goodnesse: For without doubt wée should bée all remedilesse confounded, lost, and condemned, without Iesus Christ had offred vp his soule, & bought ⟨image 136⟩vs againe by that onely meane.
1And for this cause the Scripture also oftentimes showeth us, that we were redeemed with no small price. And thus much we have to consider of for this point.