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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.
1Let us now consider if John did not all this. It is most certain that he did: For he came & preached remission of sins: & baptized to that end & purpose. Moreover, when he baptized, he preached repentance, which importeth as much as we have said, That we our selves must be mortified, & this corruption which we received from Adam, must be put of, that the righteousness of god might reign in us. And so, when as we have thrust out all the corruption we can, yet shall we find nothing else in us But what? we must make a difference between the person of the Minister, and the person of Jesus Christ. In deed this is true, that when we speak of baptism as it is in it self,2 it is a washing away of our sins. How so? Because, by it we are confirmed & engrafted into Jesus Christ, that we might be cleansed, & live by his mighty power. For so saith the scripture, as may be seen when Ananias baptized Paul, who said to him, come, and wash away thy sins. And when baptism is spoken of, we speak not only of the sign, but of the thing signified: to wit, that we are acceptable ⟨p. 157⟩to God through the forgiveness of sins, and renewed by his holy spirit, to the end we might no longer live to our selves and as we lust. Wherefore do we say that all this is within the compass of Baptism, forsooth, because the commission of Jesus Christ is most certain and sure: and he performeth that inwardly which is outwardly signified: for otherwise it were but a may game, if the truth were not joined together with the sign.
1Let vs now consider if Iohn did not al this. It is most certaine that he did: For he came & preached remissiō of sins: & baptized to that end & purpose. Moreouer, whē he baptized, he preached repentance, which importeth as much as we haue said, That wee our selues must be mortified, & this corruptiō which wee receiued frō Adam, must be put of, that the righteousnes of god might reigne in vs. And so, when as we haue thrust out all the corruption we can, yet shal we find nothing els in vs But what? we must make a difference betwéene the person of the Minister, and the person of Iesus Christ. In déed this is true, that when we speake of baptisme as it is in it self,2