A17690:581
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.
Now, if this had been before time throughly understood, there had not been such store of Superstition in Popery. For, what is the cause that they have so many Patrons? Why run they so fast unto the Virgin Mary? Forsooth, because they never understood wherefore it was that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, For if they had known that he had ascended to be our Intercessor, they would never have said that they had been unworthy to have offered up their prayers unto God: and therefore had need of Advocates: But they had known that since Jesus Christ is there in our name, and in our behalf, we might there have access unto ⟨p. 178⟩him, without either Patrons or Advocates. And this we have to understand in the first place.
Now, if this had béene before time throughly vnderstood, there had not béen such stoare of Superstition in Popery. For, what is the cause that they haue so many Patrones? Why runne they so faste vnto the Virgin Mary? Forsooth, because they neuer vnderstood wherefore it was that Iesus Christe ascended into heauen, For if they had knowne yt hée had ascended to bée our Intercessour, they would neuer haue saide that they had béen vnworthie to haue offered vp their prayers vnto God: and therfore had néede of Aduocates: But they had knowne yt since Iesus Christ is there in our name, and in our behalfe, wée might there haue accesse vnto ⟨p. 178⟩him, without either Patrones or Aduocates. And this wee haue to vnderstande in the first place.
Moreover, he ascended, to the end that sitting at the right hand of God his Father, he might govern the world: and so governeth it, as that he always assisteth his faithful ones, and hath a special care over them.
Moreouer, hée ascended, to the end that sitting at the right hand of God his Father, he might gouerne the worlde: and so gouerneth it, as that he alwayes assisteth his faithfull ones, and hath a special care ouer them.