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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.
The first Sermon of the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The first Sermon of the ascention of our Lord Iesus Christ.
Acts. first. 1 The former book have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach. 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the holy Ghost, had given commandments unto the Apostles, whom he had chosen. ⟨p. 148⟩3 To whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, and that by many tokens, appearing unto them forty days, & speaking of the kingdom of God. 4 And gathering them together: commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, whereof sayeth he you have heard of me.
Actes. first. 1 THe former booke haue I made, O Theophilus, of all that Iesus began both to doe and teach. 2 Vntill the day in which hee was taken vp, after that hee through the holy Ghost, had giuen commandements vnto the Apostles, whom he had chosen. ⟨p. 148⟩3 To whom also he shewed himselfe aliue, after his passion, and that by many tokens, appearing vnto them fortie daies, & speaking of the kingdome of God. 4 And gathering them together: commaunded them that they shoulde not departe from Hierusalem, but wayte for the promise of the Father, whereof saieth he you haue heard of me.
Because we are too build our faith upon God and his truth, S. Luke here telleth us, that Jesus Christ sent not his Apostles to teach what they themselves thought good: But put his word into their mouths, and gave them sure and certain instruction, to the end they might carry such a faithful message, as that we might take no occasion to doubt thereof. And therefore, when as we at this day hear the Gospel preached, we ought to be fully resolved, that it is the charge which God committed unto his Apostles, and receive it as the thing which cometh from himself, as indeed it doeth.