A17690:573
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.
Now, it is said that there appeared two Angels: but Saint Luke calleth them men, according to the common manner of the Scripture: For because Angels are naturally spiritual, we cannot see them, except they show themselves in some visible shape. We see now the reason why our Lord would from the beginning have them appear in mens shapes: Howbeit he left always some token with them that they might be known to be Angels. For if we understand them to be only as mortal men, we would never do ⟨p. 166⟩them that honour which unto them appertained, which would derogate from the giving credit unto their message. And therefore God always set a mark on them, that we might know them. For behold, why it is here said,1 that they were clad in white apparel: and in the resurrection also of Jesus Christ they appeared in white garments. Herein then the mind of our Lord was to declare that we should reverently receive them, and undoubtedly credit their message. Thus, I say, we see, why S. Luke here saith, that they were apparelled in white garments.
Now, it is saide that there appeared two Angels: but Saint Luke calleth them men, according to the common maner of the Scripture: For because Angels are naturally spirituall, wee cannot sée them, except they shewe themselues in some visible shape. Wée sée now the reason why our Lorde would from the beginning haue them appeare in mens shapes: Howbeit he left alwaies som token with them that they might bée knowne to be Angels. For if we vnderstand thē to be only as mortall men, we would neuer do ⟨p. 166⟩them that honor which vnto them apperteined, which woulde derogate from the giuing credite vnto their message. And therefore God alwaies set a marke on them, that we might know them. For beholde, why it is héere saide,1 that they were clad in white apparrell: and in the resurrection also of Iesus Christe they appeared in white garments. Héerein then the mind of our Lord was to declare that wée should reuerently receiue them, and vndoubtedly credite their message. Thus, I say, we sée, why S. Luke heere sayth, that they were apparrelled in white garments.