A17690:544
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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And thus he correcteth their last error, touching their question of the kingdom of Israel, by saying, that the Gospel must be conveyed even to Samaria: For there was great enmity between the Jews and the Samaritans, albeit they were near neighbours, ⟨p. 161⟩and agreed so me what in the principles of religion, as we and the Papists do at this day: For there is a kind of familiarity between us, because we have the Gospel, and they also say, that they have it. The Samaritans likewise had the same law, with the Jews, but they had altogether perverted it, even as the Papists now do: and therefore the hatred was the greater between them.
And thus hée correcteth their last errour, touching their question of the kingdome of Israel, by saying, that the Gospell must be conneied euen to Samaria: For there was great inimitie betwéene the Iewes and the Samaritanes, albeit they were néere neighbours, ⟨p. 161⟩and agréeed so me what in the principles of religion, as wée and the Papists doe at this day: For there is a kinde of familiaritie betwéene vs, because we haue the Gospell, and they also say, that they haue it. The Samaritanes likewise had the same law, with the Iewes, but they had altogether peruerted it, euen as the Papists now do: and therefore the hatred was the greater betweene them.
Now, Jesus Christ telleth his Apostles here, That the Gospel must be preached to the Samaritans. We see then that Jesus Christ lively reproveth their errors, and bringeth them into the right way. This must we apply to our own use: and in the first place, if the Apostles were so gross minded, as we may see very well, this vice was not in them alone, but it is also in us. And therefore let us look upon this as in a glass, that it is not enough that we be preached unto, but God must also enlighten us, & make a way for his word that it might enter into us, and open also the eyes of our minds, that we may be able to comprehend his will: for else our hearing will be to no purpose, and without profit.