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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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Acts first. 4 AND when Jesus had gathered his Disciples together, he commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, of whom, saith he, ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized after a while with the holy Ghost.
Acts first. 4 AND when Iesus had gathered his Disciples together, hee commaunded them that they shoulde not depart from Ierusalem, but waite for the promise of the Father, of whom, saith hee, ye haue heard of mee. 5 For Iohn truely baptized with water, but yee shall be baptized after a while with the holy Ghost.
WE have heretofore spoken of the obedience of the Apostles, and of their patient waiting for the promise which Jesus Christ had made them by mouth and besides, although they were appointed to this office of Apostleship, yet did they not thrust them selves in to preach, before such time as they had bin confirmed by the holy Ghost. Here then we see their obedience, joined with humility, in that they acknowledged God, to be their guide. And now we are to handle that which followeth, that when Jesus Christ told them of the promise of God his father, he said, ye have heard of me, heretofore. As if he should have said, That they were not to look for that at the hands of God, which they in their own judgement thought to be best, but for the thing which he had promised. To be short, we must here gather a doctrine unto our selves, which is this, we must not build our faith upon any thing that we our selves shall imagine,1 but upon the promises of God. For Saint Paul saith, That faith cometh by hearing: not by the hearing of mens speeches and talks, but only by the hearing of the word of God. And in deed, because we are inclined to divers temptations, it is meet we should build upon God, and upon his word. Yea verily, howbeit he will not come down from ⟨p. 155⟩heaven to speak to us. That is true in deed: but we must be well assured that the doctrine which is preached unto us, cometh from him: whereof Jesus Christ is a witness when he spake unto his Apostles. For all things (saith he) that I have heard of my Father, have I made known unto you.