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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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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.1 Wee see that the Iewes said vnto Aaron, Make vs Gods to goe before vs. See howe wee woulde haue GOD to bee with vs, that wee myght handle him, and make sporte with him? Let vs therefore consider of this place, that wee might bee armed agaynst this vice: For, although Iesus Christe hath shewed himselfe vnto vs, and is our brother, yet can wee not comprehende him but by faith: neither ⟨image 174⟩must we, when he offereth himselfe vnto vs, imagine of him according to our fantasie.
- 1Exod. 32.
Moreover, since we know that he is ascended into this heavenly glory. Let us mark why he is there. Let us in the first place remember us of that which is said, That he is not entered into the holy place made with mans hands,