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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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We must then seek for our Lord Jesus but not with our eyes, ears, feet, nor hands, But it is faith that must supply all our wants. Even so, whenas we shall have rightly understood this place, we shall be sufficiently fenced against all popish fantasies, where they say by a piece of bread, Behold here is God: & think he may be closed up like a Puppet, We shall, I say, be sufficiently fenced against them, whenas we understand, that it is said, that we must not seek for him according to a natural mans reason, but by faith.
Wée must then séeke for our Lorde Iesus but not with our eyes, eares, feete, nor handes, But it is faith that muste supply all our wantes. Euen so, whenas wee shall haue rightly vnderstoode this place, we shalbe sufficiently fenced agaynst all popish fātasies, where they say by a peece of bread, Behold héere is God: & thinke he may be closed vp like a Puppet, Wee shall, I say, be sufficiently fenced against them, whenas we vnderstand, that it is said, that we must not seek for him according to a natural mans reason, but by faith.
Moreover, we are admonished, not to slack the reins to superstition, and think that we cannot have God corporally with us. And because we have been continually infected with this vice, we ought the more wisely to beware of this point.1 We see that the Jews said unto Aaron, Make us Gods to go before us. See how we would have GOD to be with us, that we might handle him, and make sport with him? Let us therefore consider of this place, that we might be armed against this vice: For, although Jesus Christ hath showed himself unto us, and is our brother, yet can we not comprehend him but by faith: neither ⟨image 174⟩must we, when he offereth himself unto us, imagine of him according to our fantasy.
Moreouer, wee are admonished, not to slacke the raines to superstition, and thinke that we cannot haue God corporally with vs. And because we haue béen continually infected with this vice, wee ought the more wisely to beware of this point.