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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
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.
As if they should have said unto the Apostles, it grieveth you that your master is taken from out of your company: howbeit let not ye grieve you: because you shall see him come again in such immortal glory, as ye now see him. Now the Papists have other pretty childish subtleties, saying, that their GOD is in their mass, and and make such sport with him there, even as they lust. Indeed say they, it is very true that Jesus Christ will come visibly and manifestly, to judgement: But yet say they, at this present he cometh closely and covertly. Surely, he cometh daily unto us: and it is not for nothing, that the Scripture saith the GOD visiteth us: and it is also well said of us, that the Gospel is a testimony of his presence.
As if they should haue said vnto the Apostles, it gréeueth you that your maister is taken from out of your company: howbeit let not ye gréeue you: because you shall sée him come againe in such immortal glorie, as yée now sée him. Nowe the Papistes haue other pretie childish subtleties, saying, that their GOD is in their masse, and and make such sport with him there, euen as they lust. Indéed say they, it is very true that Iesus Christ wil come visibly and manifestly, to iudgement: But yet say they, at this present he commeth closely and couertly. Surely, he commeth daylie vnto vs: and it is not for nothing, that the Scripture saith the GOD visiteth vs: and it is also wel said of vs, that the Gospel is a testimonie of his presence.
But let us mark how it is that he dwelleth with us. Indeed, S. Paul saith, that he dwelleth in us by faith.1 And therefore let us not give place unto our foolish dolteries, but understand it according to the meaning of S. Paul, saying, Know ye not that you are the Temple of the living GOD, which dwelleth in you? And so as God is invisibly every where, and in all things, even so Jesus ⟨image 176⟩Christ communicateth himself with us.
But let vs marke how it is that hée dwelleth with vs. Indéed, S. Paule saith, that he dwelleth in vs by faith.