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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
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.
The fourth Sermon of the Ascension.
The fourth Sermon of the Ascention.
Acts first. 9 AND when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up an high, and a cloud received him up out of their sight, 10 And while they looked up steadfastly toward heaven, as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparel. 11 Which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven, This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come even as you have seen him go into heaven.
Acts first. 9 AND when he had spoken these thinges, while they beheld, hee was taken vp an high, and a cloude receiued him vp out of their sight, 10 And while they looked vp stedfastly towarde heauen, as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparrell. 11 Which also said, yee men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing vp into heauen, This same Iesus which is taken vp frō you into heauen, shall so come euen as you haue seene him goe into heauen.
Now we have at this time to handle the matter which S. Luke here setteth down, of the Apostles beholding of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus into heaven. Now, it is not enough for us that we know the history, but we are also to note that he setteth down this as a chief Article of our Faith: and surely the Articles of our faith are not only profitable, but also necessary for