A17690:535
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.
Indeed, we are contented to have a good opinion of our selves, that we might be extolled amongst men: but when it shall be sifted before the majesty of God, the thing that we thought to be excellent, he will make no reckoning of. Let us learn then, that there is no goodness at all in us: but if there be any, it is because that he hath purged us with his holy spirit.
Indéede, we are contented to haue a good opinion of our selues, that we might be extolled amongst men: but when it shall be sifted before the maiestie of God, the thing that wée thought to be excellent, hée will make no reckoninge of. Let vs learne then, that there is no goodnesse at all in vs: but if there be any, it is because that he hath purged vs with his holy spirit.
Moreover, when he sayeth, That it shall be after a while, it is to encourage them the more: and not to murmur, and be discouraged when God deferreth his aide: for we must appoint him no time. And indeed, the time which he taketh is always very short, How so? because he leaveth us not one minute of an hour without ⟨p. 159⟩aid. As for example, let it be, that we are any war, afflicted, and then we call upon God: howbeit, he will not at the first cho•, forthwith deliver us, but commonly for the most part, the torment increaseth: and yet God assisteth us, because he comforteth us. And this shall we very well perceive, when as we fall into the consideration thereof: For what man is able to bear the least grief that is if God assist him not? By this we see a proof of his aid, when as we quail not. For as S. Paul sayeth, if we have any tribulation, and do bear it patiently, then we know that God aideth us.1 Thus we see that although God delivereth us not forthwith, yet leaveth he not us ever languishing: For so long as we are able to say, that we have life, God promiseth to assist us against all assaults, and to deliver us: howbeit we must war against all the temptations of our flesh, so long as we are in this world. That is very true: But if we look into the shortness of our life, shall we find it to be of any long continuance? No,