A17690:549
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.
For if we have any great cold in Summer, let us understand that such a perverting of the order of nature cometh by reason of our sins, and that for the horribleness of them we justly deserve, that all things should be turned out of course: Howbeit God ceaseth not to help all those things. So then, since God hath declared this unto us, he hath not reserved it, to himself alone. For he would not have us to imagine his power to be a superfluous power: but the thing which he would not have us know, he so keepeth back, as that we shall never be able to understand it.
For if wée haue any great colde in Summer, let vs vnderstand that such a peruerting of the order of nature commeth by reason of our sinnes, and that for the horriblenesse of them wée iustly deserue, that all thinges shoulde bée turned out of course: Howbeit God ceaseth not to helpe all those things. So thē, since God hath declared this vnto vs, hée hath not reserued it, to himselfe alone. For hée would not haue vs to imagine his power to bée a superfluous power: but the thing which hée would not haue vs know, hée so kéepeth backe, as that wée shall neuer bée able to vnderstand it.
This saying then of Jesus Christ, it is not for you to know the times & seasons which the Father hath put in his own power is as much as if he had said, Be contented with that which I have said unto you, and hold you there: For if you would enter into disputation with him to enquire after that which he would not have you know, It would turn to your confusion: seeing he hath not spared to let you understand, whatsoever he thought to be meet for you to know. Now, if we would go beyond this, this were, as a man would say to set our selves against him.
This saying then of Iesus Christ, it is not for you to knowe the times & seasons which the Father hath put in his owne power is as much as if hée had sayde, Bée contented with that which I haue sayde vnto you, and hold you there: For if you would enter into disputation with him to enquire after that which he would not haue you knowe, It woulde turne to your confusion: séeyng hée hath not spared to let you vnderstande, whatsoeuer hee thought to bée méete for you to knowe. Nowe, if wée woulde goe beyonde this, this were, as a man would say to set our selues against him.