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…

and so they being near about him, should take no pain nor have any harm, but live honourably with great offices, and in high dignity. And they failed also in naming of Israel: because they restrained the grace of God to Israel, which he had promised to all the world. Thus we see that they spake never a word which was not false and erroneous. Moreover, Jesus Christ reproved them with the answer which he made them: and although he said not flatly, you are deceived: yet, the words which he used, declare no less, but that he spake them to their reproof, when as he said, It is not for you to know the times and the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power: he reproved them of this fond curiosity, for where they should have enquired after some necessary, or profitable matter, their minds roved at curious things, and of no valour. Howbeit we must content our selves with that which it pleaseth God to declare unto us, and we cannot do better then to be ignorant of that which God will not teach us in the scripture, and thus we see how he reproveth this their curiosity.

and so they being neare about him, should take no paine nor haue any harme, but liue honourably with great offices, and in high dignitie. And they fayled also in naming of Israel: because they restrained the grace of God to Israel, which hée had promised to all the world. Thus we sée that they spake neuer a word which was not false and erronious. Moreouer, Iesus Christ reproued them with the answere which hée made them: and although hée saide not flatly, you are deceiued: yet, the wordes which hée vsed, declare no lesse, but that hée spake them to their reproofe, when as hée saide, It is not for you to know the times and the seasons, which the Father hath put in his owne power: hée reproued them of this fonde curiositie, for where they shoulde haue enquired after some necessarie, or profitable matter, their mindes roued at curious thinges, and of no valure. Howbéeit we must content our selues with that which it pleaseth God to declare vnto vs, and we cannot doe better then to be ignorant of that which God will not teach vs in the scripture, and thus we sée how hee reproueth this their curiositie.

Besides, when he said unto them, Ye shall receive power after the holy Ghost is come upon you: Hereby he showed them, that they were fools to aspire so high, as to enquire and seek after the secretes of God: For they were not able to attain thereto, until they had received this power from above. In deed, they had received some portion of the holy Ghost: but he told them that it was very needful the same should be increased in them: and that it was then, no time to triumph, but to fight: and they might see also, that it was not long before it should come to pass. And afterward he said, Ye shall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem, in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the worlds end: As if he should have said, you think that I should reign like a worldly Prince, but you are deceived, for my kingdom is spiritual.