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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.
A man may well cast an Anchor into the bottom of the sea, but none is able to search our harts but God. For we stink before the face of God, and are more filthy then Lazarus, yea too too horrible stinking and filthy. But what of all this? Behold here is our comfort, whenas we see that Jesus Christ will purge us by his holy spirit: for we have thereof a sure testimony in Baptism, that he will make us new creatures, by purging of our infirmities. But as by purging with fire, all superfluities are taken away, even so also let us understand that when God will reconcile us to himself, all what soever is ours must be clean taken away.
A man may well cast an Anchor into the bottom of the sea, but none is able to search our harts but God. For we stinke before the face of God, and are more filthy then Lazarus, yea too too horrible stinking and filthy. But what of all this? Beholde héere is our comfort, whenas wée sée that Iesus Christ wil purge vs by his holy spirit: for we haue thereof a sure testimonye in Baptisme, that he wil make vs new cretures, by purging of our infirmities. But as by purging with fyre, all superfluities are taken away, euen so also let vs vnderstande that when God will reconcile vs to himselfe, all what soeuer is ours must bee cleane taken away.
Moreover, let us note, that so long as we shall remain in our selves, we cannot choose, but perish, and yet if we would always remain safe and sound, GOD must needs bray us that he might save us, and make us become acceptable in his sight. And this he doth by his holy spirit. And thus we see that it is by God alone that we must be glorified.
Moreouer, let vs note, that so longe as wee shall remayne in our selues, wee cannot choose, but perish, and yet if wée would alwaies remaine safe and sounde, GOD must néedes bray vs that hée might saue vs, and make vs become acceptable in his sighte. And this hée doth by his holy spirit. And thus wée sée yt it is by God alone that we must be gloryfied.