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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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And therefore it were nothing for us to look into: But our principal matter is, to taste his mercy, knowing that he hath compassion upon most miserable wretched sinners, and would not have us perish in our follies, but stretcheth forth his hand to pull us out of them, and therefore let us trust unto it. And besides, he calleth us unto everlasting life with Jesus Christ & promiseth us that we shall be united to him.
And therefore it were nothing for vs to looke into: But our principall matter is, to taste his mercie, knowing that hée hath compassion vpon most miserable wretched sinners, and woulde not haue vs perishe in our follies, but stretcheth foorth his hande to pull vs out of them, and therefore let vs trust vnto it. And besides, hee calleth vs vnto euerlasting life with Iesus Christ & promiseth vs that we shalbée vnited to him.
Seeing then we have all these promises, let every of us acquaint himself with the same both morning and evening, and let it be our wisdom. And besides, we have his commandments whereunto we must cleave, & not be be smeared with superstition, and let every man forsake him self, and live to together in love and charity one with another, soberly, chastely, humbly, and honestly: and be pure & clean from all the filthiness of the flesh: lo here a general rule.
Séeing then we haue all these promises, let euery of vs acquainte himselfe with the same both morning and eueninge, and let it bee our wisdome. And besides, wée haue his commaundementes whereunto wée must cleaue, & not bée bée smeared with superstition, and let euerye man forsake him selfe, and liue to together in loue and charitie one with another, soberly, chastly, humblye, and honestly: and be pure & cleane from all the filthinesse of the flesh: loe héere a generall rule.