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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.
Let us now make a collection of the sum and effect of this saying, It is said, That the good will and free favour of GOD should prosper in the hands of Jesus Christ. Wherefore speaketh the Prophet after this manner? Forsooth, because, we are inclined unto mistrust, and have a number of lets to make us faint, the holy Ghost, preventeth the matter, and declareth unto us, that howsoever the world goeth, the grace of God shall work it effect, and be accomplished,
Let vs nowe make a collection of the summe and effect of this saying, It is saide, That the good will and free fauour of GOD should prosper in the hands of Iesus Christ. Wherefore speaketh the Prophet after this maner? Forsooth, because, we are enclyned vnto mistrust, and haue a number of lettes to make vs fainte, the holie Ghost, preuenteth the matter, and declareth vnto vs, that howsoeuer the worlde goeth, the grace of God shall worke it effect, and be accomplished,
And therefore, although the Devil craftily goeth about to devise to make the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ to be of no force and effect unto us, and bring forth no fruit in us: and although we for our parts are so wicked and perverse, as that we will so fall from it, as that we will make it altogether unprofitable unto us: yet will God by his infinite goodness overcome it all. To be short, the Prophet his meaning here in this place is, that the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, hath not been only sufficient for the salvation of the world, but also that God will make it so forcible, as that we shall see the fruit thereof, and feel and prove it by experience.
And therefore, although the Deuill craftely goeth about to deuise to make the death and passion of our Lord Iesus Christ to bée of no force and effect vnto vs, and bring foorth no fruit in vs: and although wée for our partes are so wicked and peruerse, as that wée will so fall from it, as that wée will make it altogether vnprofitable vnto vs: yet will God by his infinite goodnesse ouercome it all. To bée shorte, the Prophete his meaning héere in this place is, that the death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christe, hath not béene onely sufficient for the saluation of the worlde, but also that God will make it so forcible, as that wée shall sée the fruite thereof, and féele and proue it by experience.