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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.
Now, that we might make our profit by this, let us mark, that although God hath so highly exalted Jesus Christ, as that all Creatures are subject unto him,1 yet is he our head, and that this his great rule and Empire, is all for our benefit, if so be we are his members: But he can not be our head, without we be truly united unto him. This then is the full assurance of our salvation: which is, that because Jesus Christ is ascended into heaven, and ruleth all things, insomuch that the very Angels are his subjects: both they and all the rest of the Creatures, should minister to us herein.
Nowe, that wée might make our profite by this, let vs marke, that although God hath so highly exalted Iesus Christ, as that all Creatures are subiect vnto him,1 yet is hée our head, and that this his great rule and Empire, is all for our benefite, if so be we are his members: But hée can not be our head, without we be truely vnited vnto him. This then is the full assuraunce of our saluation: which is, that because Iesus Christ is ascended into heauen, and ruleth all thinges, insomuch that the verie Angels are his subiectes: both they and all the rest of the Creatures, shoulde minister to vs herein.
And again, he so fast and sure holdeth in the Devils, as that they can do nothing without his leave.
And againe, hée so fast and sure holdeth in the Deuilles, as that they can doe nothing without his leaue.