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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.
Let us rest our selves there, without turning either to the one side or yet to the other. For this is out of all doubt, that if our prayers be not ordered and squared according to the word of God they are altogether vain and of none effect, and God utterly rejecteth them: and besides, they can not be made in Faith, without the certainty of them proceedeth from the trueth of God. Now then if we would build our Prayers upon faith, they must be agreeable unto the word of God, and we must follow that which he commandeth us: and that is, we must take Jesus Christ for our Intercessor, Advocate, and Mediator. Thus we see what a prop it is which he giveth us, and what the foundation is whereupon we must stay our selves, that we might not be shaken like Reeds with every wind.
Let vs rest our selues there, without turning either to the one side or yet to the other. For this is out of all doubt, that if our prayers be not ordered and squared according to the worde of God they are altogether vayne and of none effect, and God vtterly reiecteth them: and besides, they can not be made in Fayth, without the certaintie of them procéedeth from the trueth of God. Now then if wée would build our Prayers vpon fayth, they must be agréeable vnto the worde of God, and wée must followe that which hée commaundeth vs: and that is, wee must take Iesus Christ for our Intercessour, Aduocate, and Mediator. Thus wée sée what a proppe it is which hée giueth vs, and what the foundation is wherevpon wée must stay our selues, that we might not be shaken like Réedes with euerie winde.
We see also why he so often sayeth,1 Whatsoever ye ask my Father in my name, he will give it you. Yea, and we our selves likewise see, that although the faithful who lived under the law, see not so clearly as we at this day see, by reason of the Gospel, yet had they Jesus Christ ever before their eyes, even under that figure which was given them. For thus they say,2 Look upon the face of thy Christ, O Lord, and hear us for thine anointed sake. Daniel likewise sayeth, O eternal God, hear us for the Lords sake: and this kind of saying is in the Psalms very often repeated. In deed, all this was spoken by David: but it was because he was a figure of our Lord Jesus Christ. And besides;