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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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Thus we see how the shame of our Lord Jesus Christ hath exalted us on hie, to the end sin should not be laid to our Charge, and we to be free from all condemnation. For, wherein consisted our salvation if our sins were not covered and taken away? surely we were never able to come to this by any other mean, without the son of God as S. Paul saith, were our redemption, that is to say,1 he was the price and payment of that which we owed, to the end, that we might now be quitted and discharged thereof. And therefore it was not for naught that the Prophet joined these two things together: and daily showeth us, as heretofore hath been said, that we have wherefore to glorify our Lord Jesus Christ, in that he was put to all the shame that might be, seeing the fruit and commodity that we reap thereby. For if our Lord Jesus Christ should have done that only, for a show and token of humility, it had been too too bare a matter: but he did it to this end and purpose, that we might find that in him, which we want, and that it might also be the remedy for the same thing which might grieve and oppress us.
Thus wee see how the shame of our Lorde Iesus Christ hath exalted vs on hie, to the ende sinne should not be laide to our Charge, and we to be free from all condemnation. For, wherein consisted our saluation if our sinnes were not couered and taken away? surely we were neuer able to come to this by any other meane, without the sonne of God as S. Paul saith, were our redemption, that is to say,1 he was the price and paiment of that which wee owed, to the end, that we might now be quitted and discharged therof. And therfore it was not for naught that the Prophet ioyned these two thinges together: and dayly sheweth vs, as héeretofore hath béene saide, that wée haue wherefore to gloryfie our Lorde Iesus Christ, in that he was put to all the shame that might bée, séeing the fruite and commoditie that wée reape thereby. For if our Lorde Iesus Christ should haue done that onely, for a shew and token of humilytie, it had béene too too bare a matter: but hée did it to this end and purpose, that we might finde that in him, which we want, and that it might also be the remedy for the same thing which might gréeue and oppresse vs.