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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.
Behold, Jesus Christ now sitteth in his glorious throne, into whose hand all things are put: But how behaved he himself in this world before he came to it? what numbers of afflictions suffered he? surely he was so afflicted, as that his life was thought to be accursed: for, he was continually tormented all his life long: and in the end, we see that he suffered the most cruel death, that was possibly to be devised, and that which is more, it seemed that God his father had forsaken him, in that he suffered him to be thus condemned by the world. Here then we are to consider, that if we intend to enter into this immortal glory, we must bear his cross in this present life.
Behold, Iesus Christ now sitteth in his glorious throne, into whose hande all things are put: But how behaued hée himselfe in this world before he came to it? what numbers of afflictions suffered he? surely he was so afflicted, as that his life was thought to be accursed: for, he was continually tormented all his life longe: and in the ende, wée sée that he suffered the most cruell death, that was possibly to be deuised, and that which is more, it séemed that God his father had forsaken him, in that he suffered him to be thus condemned by the world. Héere then we are to consider, that if we entend to enter into this immortall glory, wee must beare his crosse in this present lyfe.
Now, we could be very well contented to bear a little blame for him. But we would not step one foot forward to abide to be hated, despised, and afflicted. And yet this must we do because it is not in us to change the inviolable order, which God hath set down. We would be glad to know what is done in heaven, but we would not hold the way thither, and surely God hath not placed us here below, but to the end to serve Jesus Christ in this world, that we might be partakers of his glory, after that we have with might and main resisted all the assaults which were attempted against us, for the withdrawing of us from him. But if we have a desire to know what is done in heaven, and will not hold the way thither, it is very mockery. We must therefore, look whereunto God hath called us, and we shall find that he hath called us to fight, and it is so hard a matter for us to overcome ⟨p. 164⟩