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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 yet he joined prayers with the effusion of blood. And therefore we see why at this day he is called our Mediator, and maketh intercession for us. And when Saint Paul speaketh of prayers, he sayeth,1 That there is one God, and Mediator, even the man Jesus Christ. He might very well have said, There is one God, and one Jesus Christ who is the eternal word of God, and of the self same essence, glory, and majesty.
And yet hée ioyned prayers with the effusion of blood. And therefore we sée why at this day he is called our Mediatour, and maketh intercession for vs. And when Saint Paule speaketh of prayers, hée saieth,1 That there is one God, and Mediatour, euen the man Iesus Christ. Hée might verie well haue sayde, There is one God, and one Iesus Christ who is the eternall word of God, and of the selfe same essence, glorie, and maiestie.
Now, he useth not this kind of speech: But he sayeth, there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, even the man Jesus Christ: As if he should have said,1 Behold the Son of God, who after he had taken upon him our nature, and was made man like unto us, sin except, maketh now intercession for us. Now, the Priests in the old time, needed to pray for them selves (and so they did) and for the sins of all the people, in which number they were also comprehended. But our Lord Jesus as touching him self, needed not so to do: neither is there any cause why he should for his part, crave pardon for any sins that he had committed: but maketh intercession for us.2