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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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And therefore let men presume as much as they lust, and think how they will to live virtuously, yet when they have done all they can, and set down many laws and rules for their government, they shall never be able to be justified before God by that mean. And why so? Forsooth, because sin hath taken such deep root in us, as that it cannot be pulled out of us by mans help. To be short, we shall never be justified by going to School with men, although they teach never so much what virtue is. And that which is more, Behold, God publisheth the law wherein is true and perfect righteousness: for mark what Moses sayeth, Behold, sayeth he, I pronounce at this day both good and evil: I show unto thee the way both of life and death. But by the way, can we be justified by it? Can it so order us, as that God will take our life to be good and holy?1 No surely, it is all clean contrary: For the law engendereth death, redoubleth our condemnation, and kindleth the wrath of God against us.
And therefore let men presume as much as they lust, and think howe they will to liue vertuously, yet when they haue done all they can, and set downe many lawes and rules for their gouernment, they shall neuer be able to be iustified before God by that meane. And why so? Forsooth, because sinne hath taken suche déepe roote in vs, as that it cannot bee pulde out of vs by mans helpe. To bee shorte, wee shall neuer bee iustified by goyng to Schoole with men, although they teache neuer so muche what vertue is. And that which is more, Beholde, God publisheth the lawe wherein is true and perfect righteousnesse: for marke what Moyses sayeth, Beholde, sayeth hee, I pronounce at this day both good and euill: I shewe vnto thee the way both of life and death. But by the way, can wee bee iustified by it? Can it so order vs, as that God will take our life to bee good and holie?1 No surely, it is all cleane contrarie: For the lawe engendreth death, redoubleth our condemnation, and kindleth the wrath of God against vs.