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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Now, it remaineth that the Prophet addeth and sayeth, that he laid down his soul for many. Whereby he signifieth, that we are not justified by a certain vain imaginative faith, in only believing that there is a God, and by a confused knowledge and general conceit to understand, that Jesus Christ hath suffered death and passion: but because we are made partakers, by faith, of the sacrifice that was offered for us, to the end God might be favourable unto us, and not impute our sins and iniquities any more unto us. Surely, the Papists are so blockish and brutish, as that when they would show that we are not justified by Faith only, they reason after this manner, we are (say they) justified by the mercy of God: and therefore not by faith only: Moreover they say, we are justified by the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ: and therefore no more, by faith only: it is much like as if a man would say, we are made warm by heat, and therefore ⟨image 144⟩not by the Sun: we are lightened by the light, and therefore not by the Sun.
Now, it remaineth that the Prophet addeth and saieth, that he layde downe his soule for many. Whereby he signifieth, that wee are not iustified by a certaine vaine imaginatiue faith, in onely beléeuing that there is a God, and by a confused knowledge and generall conceit to vnderstande, that Iesus Christ hath suffered death and passion: but because wée are made partakers, by fayth, of the sacrifice that was offered for vs, to the ende God might bée fauourable vnto vs, and not impute our sinnes and iniquities any more vnto vs. Surely, the Papists are so blockish and brutishe, as that when they would shew that we are not iustified by Faith only, they reason after this maner, we are (say they) iustified by the mercy of God: and therefore not by faith onely: Moreouer they say, we are iustified by the death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ: and therefore no more, by faith onelye: it is much like as if a man woulde say, we are made warme by heate, and therefore ⟨image 144⟩not by the Sunne: wée are lightned by the light, and therefore not by the Sunne.