A17690:472
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.
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 And therefore when Saint Paul would embolden us to come unto God, he namely saith, If God be on our side, who shall be against us? For, although we have many enemies, yet let us not be afeard: and unto whom must we yield an account of the bestowing of our whole life? Who also is our Judge? Forsooth, even the man Jesus Christ, and he him self also is our Advocate, to make intercession, and an agreement between God and us. It is even he that must obtain grace for us. Wherefore we may with good courage come before the majesty of God, yea, & boldly present our selves before his judgement seat, since we have Jesus Christ to stand there between him ⟨image 152⟩and us.
Nowe, hée vseth not this kinde of spéech: But hée saieth, there is one God, and one Mediatour betwéene God and men, euen the man Iesus Christ: As if hée should haue sayde,1 Behold the Sonne of God, who after hee had taken vpon him our nature, and was made man lyke vnto vs, sinne except, maketh now intercession for vs. Nowe, the Priestes in the olde time, néeded to pray for them selues (and so they did) and for the sinnes of all the people, in which number they were also comprehended. But our Lord Iesus as touching him selfe, néeded not so to doe: neither is there any cause why he should for his parte, craue pardon for any sinnes that hée had committed: but maketh intercession for vs.2