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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.
When he speaketh of fire, it is because he meaneth to boil us ⟨image 165⟩again, to scum of all our filthiness: as men use to melt gold or silver, when they would fine it, and as we see men purge filthy places with fire. And therefore the holy ghost beareth not this name in vain: seeing it is he that must purge all our spots and blots: and it is also to signify unto us, that so soon as we come into this world, we bring nothing with us but uncleanness, and the longer we live, the greater heap of unclean things we lay up together: whereof Jeremiah speaketh saying, that man knoweth not himself:1 for there is such a gulf of wickedness in us, as there is none but God alone that knoweth it.
When hée speaketh of fire, it is because hée meaneth to boyle vs ⟨image 165⟩againe, to scombe of al our filthynesse: as men vse to melt golde or siluer, when they would fine it, and as we sée men purge filthy places with fyre. And therfore the holy ghost beareth not this name in vaine: séeing it is hée that must purge all our spots and blots: and it is also to signifie vnto vs, that so soone as we come into this worlde, we bring nothing with vs but vncleanesse, and the longer wée liue, the greater heape of vncleane thinges wée lay vp together: whereof Ieremie speaketh sayinge, that man knoweth not himselfe:1 for there is such a gulfe of wickednesse in vs, as there is none but God alone that knoweth it.