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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.
besides there is a certain virtue & power that remaineth in him, which we shall also perceive & feel very well. Mark then how we shall find these 3. proprieties in the essence of God. And this is that which S. John meant to say in this place, that that word was with God. If there were not some distinction, he could not speak so, for that should be to speak unproperly to say, God was with him self. So then let us know, that this word hath some distinction, and is indeed to be distinguished from the heavenly father: for it is that word,1 that was begotten from before all time, seeing that God always had his counsel and his wisdom. And we must not for all that so much as imagine or think upon a beginning: for we may not say, that God hath at any time been without his understanding, counsel, and wisdom. So then we must not set aside, and separate from God the propriety of this word, as to say, that we could judge,2 that there had been some certain time wherein it had not been with God: for this should be to make an idol of it, as it were. But as I have said, the three persons are but one God: & yet for all that we must distinguish them, because there is a certain & assured distinction of them, as is in this place declared. And withal let us remember an old Doctors sentence, which is very worthy to be thought upon, because it is excellent. ⟨image 13⟩I cannot (saith he) think upon these three proprieties, ye are set out unto me in God, but ye immediately my understanding cometh back again to one: & on the other side, it is impossible for me to know one only God, but that I regard & look upon all the three proprieties, & see them distinguished in mine own understanding, according to the light which is given me thereof in the holy scripture. Behold how the faithful shall know God: knowing the father, they will come to his wisdom, who is this word of which there is spoken in this place, they will come also incontinently, to that virtue & power whereof we have in part said somewhat.
besides there is a certaine vertue & power that remaineth in him, which we shall also perceiue & féele verie well. Marke then how we shal finde these 3. proprieties in the essence of God. And this is that which S. Iohn mēt to say in this place, that that word was with God. If there were not some distinction, hée could not speake so, for that should be to speake vnproperly to say, God was with him self. So then let vs know, that this word hath some distinction, and is indéed to be distinguished from the heauenly father: for it is that worde,