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…

For where the Psalmist saith, That he took the tributes which belonged unto him, as unto one who had brought his adversaries in subjection, S. Paul saith, that he liberally bestowed his gifts amongst men. A man would think at the first sight, these were things clean contrary one to another, and yet they right well agree, because our Lord Jesus Christ was not enriched particularly for himself, for he had no need of any thing, but it was to this end, as the Psalmist saith, to bestow the spoils on us, so that not only they which should fight, should have part of the booty, but women also who never set one foot out of doors.¹ For, to say the trueth, we feel how God by the death & passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, hath filled us with his benefits: not for that there was any virtue or industry in us: For we are of as little force as women with their distaffs, when as we come to the fight. Wherefore, when it is said in this place that GOD will give to Jesus Christ the booties of the enemies which he had conquered, as strong & mighty as they were, it was not only for himself, but it was to the end that we might understand, that the Devil hath no title nor interest in us whenas we are partakers of the death & passion of the son of god: which we obtain by the mean of the gospel And therefore let us without hypocrisy, submit our selves unto our Lord Jesus, & take him for our king: & not doubt but that in the first place he will surely set us free, and besides, that we shall receive from ⟨image 147⟩his hands all such benefits as we have need of, and are necessary.

For where the Psalmist saith, That he tooke the tributes which belonged vnto him, as vnto one who had brought his aduersaries in subiection, S. Paule saith, that hée liberally bestowed his gifts amongst men. A man would think at the first sight, these were things cleane cōtrary one to another, and yet they right well agrée, because our Lord Iesus Christe was not inriched particularly for himselfe, for he had no néed of any thing, but it was to this end, as the Psalmist saith, to bestow the spoyles on vs, so that not onely they which should fight, should haue parte of the bootie, but women also who neuer set one foote out of doores.¹ For, to say the trueth, we féele how God by the death & passion of our Lord Iesus Christ, hath filled vs with his benefites: not for that there was any vertue or industry in vs: For we are of as litle force as women with their distaffs, when as we come to the fight. Wherefore, when it is saide in this place that GOD will giue to Iesus Christ the booties of the enimies which he had conquered, as strong & mightie as they were, it was not only for himself, but it was to the end that we might vnderstand, that the Diuell hath no title nor interest in vs whēas we are partakers of ye death & passiō of ye sonne of god: which we obtain by the mean of ye gospel And therfore let vs without hipocrisy, submit our selues vnto our Lord Iesus, & take him for our king: & not doubt but that in ye first place hee will surely set vs frée, and besides, that wée shall receiue from