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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
As the Papists as this day, call the virgin Mary their Mediatrix. Now, the Devil go with all their prayers: For this is as much as if they forsook God, and our lord Jesus Christ. And it cannot be chosen but that the virgin Mary her self crieth out for vengeance against them,1 because they have made a detestable Idol of her, and robbed Jesus Christ of the honour of this sacrifice, ratified by God with a solemn oath: and have done all they can to falsify the whole scripture. The Papists think that the virgin Mary will help them, but she will rather (as I have already said) call for vengeance against them, for the wrong which they have done her: For, if they should spit on her, & do her all the villainies that were possible to be done, without doubt, they could not devise to do her a greater shame, then to call her a Mediatrix. And why so?2 Forsooth, because it is said, that Jesus Christ was appointed to be the Sacrificer of God his Father. And how? Truly even with a solemn oath. I have sworn (sayeth he) and do not repent me of it.
As the Papistes as this day, call the virgine Marie their Mediatrix. Nowe, the Deuill goe with all their prayers: For this is as much as if they forsooke God, and our lord Iesus Christ. And it cannot be chosen but that the virgine Mary her selfe cryeth out for vengeance against them,1 because they haue made a detestable Idoll of her, and robbed Iesus Christ of the honour of this sacrifice, ratefied by God with a solemne oth: and haue done all they can to falsefie the whole scripture. The Papistes think that the virgine Mary will help them, but shée will rather (as I haue alredie saide) call for vengeance against them, for the wrong which they haue done her: For, if they should spit on her, & do her all the villainies that were possible to be done, without doubt, they could not deuise to do her a greater shame, then to call her a Mediatrix. And why so?2 Forsooth, because it is said, that Iesus Christ was appointed to be the Sacrificer of God his Father. And how? Truely euen with a solemne oth. I haue sworne (saieth hée) and doe not repent mée of it.