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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.
there should be a sure & settled staidness in us, when there ariseth any question in the framing of our prayers at this day. It is true, that as the Prophet Isaiah saith: that Jesus Christ prayed for the transgressors, even so likewise saith he himself that he prayed not for all the world for such as take pleasure in their iniquities, & continue obstinate, for such men are quite & clean cut of from this benefit & privilege which is only reserved for the children of God. And therefore if we remain still in the world, & be separated from our Lord Jesus Christ without doubt, no whit of the prayer which he made unto God his father, appertaineth unto us, neither shall it do us any good: But let us hearken to that which he saith, Behold,1 I have showed thy word unto them, & they believed it. I pray for them saith he, and not only for them (to wit the Disciples) But also for all those which shall believe their preaching. And therefore let us at this day understand that we are made companions with the Disciples, ⟨image 151⟩and Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that this prayer which he once made, will very well serve our turns, and leave an open way for our prayers, so that we receive the doctrine of the Gospel, in faithful obedience. Wherefore we need not now stand in doubt how to frame our petitions: For since we know that Jesus Christ hath prayed, we have no more to say, how shall we be assured that the power of this prayer shall do us good? Forsooth, let us believe the Gospel, and then we shall follow the Apostles and Disciples and be linked together with them. Would we make the son of God a liar, who is the everlasting and unchangeable trueth? I think there is none that would. Now he hath spoken it with his own mouth, that all they that will receive the preaching of the Gospel, are linked to this prayer, and comprehended within it.
there should be a sure & setled staiednes in vs, whē there ariseth any question in the framing of our prayers at this day. It is true, that as the Prophet Isaiah saith: that Iesus Christ praied for the trāsgressors, euē so likewise saith he himself yt he praied not for al the world for such as take pleasure in their iniquities, & continue obstinate, for such men are quite & cleane cut of frō this benefite & priueledge which is onely reserued for the children of God. And therefore if we remain still in the world, & be separated frō our Lord Iesus Christ without doubt, no whit of the prayer which he made vnto God his father, apperteineth vnto vs, neither shall it doe vs any good: But let vs hearken to that which he saith, Behold,