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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.
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.1 And therefore let vs not geue place vnto our foolishe dolteries, but vnderstande it according to the meaning of S. Paule, saying, Knowe yée not that you are the Temple of the liuing GOD, which dwelleth in you? And so as God is inuisibly euery where, and in all thinges, euen so Iesus ⟨image 176⟩Christ communicateth himselfe with vs.
- 11. Cor. •.19. 2. Cor. 6.1•.
And therefore, when we are united to him, our souls are fed with the very substance of his body (although he be in heaven) but it is through the operation of faith & of the holy Ghost. For Jesus Christ cometh not down corporally. Wherefore, the papists are doltishly ignorant, when they say that he cometh closely▪ and hideth himself under the bread and wine, playing bo peep. Now since we know the meaning of these words, let us apply them to our use: we have said that the Angels promised the Apostles (because they should not think that they had lost his presence) that like as they had seen him ascend into heaven, even so he should come down again. For, what should his descending, and the suffering of his death and passion, do us good if we hoped not to see him again? But seeing it was promised us that he should come again to gather us together, & unite us to himself, what a notable comfort is this for us. And therefore this was not spoken only in the behalf of the Apostles, but also for our behoof: and herein resteth our comfort, that although we are separated from him a great long distance of, yet will he show himself for our redemption. And therefore we may boldly lift up our heads, and overcome whatsoever griefs may come unto us.