A17690:579
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.
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,1 but that he is in heaven, and thereupon maketh intercession for us unto God his Father: so that whensoever we pray unto God, he will not hear us, with out Jesus Christ were there in our name: & being there, he is our Intercessor, and is the cause that our prayers come unto him, and that they are heard, even as though we our selves were privileged, to speak our minds, and pour out our hearts before God. And this is it which we read in the Epistle to the Hebrews,2 That as the high Priest entered into the Sanctuary for all men. Even so, since Jesus Christ is in heaven, we should be certain and sure, that he maketh intercession for us. For, when the high Priest entered into the Sanctuary, he had upon his head the names of the children of Israel, and before him he had twelve stones, which signified the twelve Tribes of Israel: which declared, that although he went in alone, yet he did it for all the rest.
Moreouer, since we knowe that hée is ascended into this heauenly glory. Let vs marke why he is there. Let vs in the first place remember vs of that which is said, That he is not entred into the holy place made with mans handes,1 but that he is in heauen, and therevpon maketh intercession for vs vnto God his Father: so that whensoeuer we pray vnto God, hée will not heare vs, with out Iesus Christ were there in our name: & being there, hée is our Intercessour, and is the cause that our praiers come vnto him, and that they are hearde, euen as though we our selues were priueledged, to speake our mindes, and powre out our heartes before God. And this is it which wée reade in the Epistle to the Hebrewes,2 That as the high Priest entred into the Sanctuary for all men. Euen so, since Iesus Christe is in heauen, wée shoulde bée certaine and sure, that hée maketh intercession for vs. For, when the high Prieste entred into the Sanctuary, hée had vpon his head the names of the children of Israell, and before him hée had twelue stones, which signified the twelue Tribes of Israell: which declared, that although hée went in alone, yet hee did it for all the rest.