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…

We are all, so naturally inclined unto incredulity, as that it behoveth us to have the trueth of the Lord, Authentically sealed in our hearts, to the end we might receive it, & stay our selves wholly thereon.¹ It is very true that God sealeth it in the hearts of all his faithful ones by the holy Ghost: and mark also, why it is called the seal of the Gospel: yet they which are to deliver this doctrine all the world over, ought first of all to be sealed, and besides, God must so govern and guide them, as that we might at this day be fully assured of the doctrine which they have published unto us, and not receive it from them as from mortal men, but as from God the true Author thereof. For we know, that our faith should have a weak foundation, if we should lay it upon the authority of men. And we should then continually waver and doubt, if we lifted not up our minds far beyond the world, and founded them in, and upon God, since we know, that ⟨image 178⟩this word of salvation which is daily preached unto us, cometh from him. Thus we see, why it is, that this history is set down unto us in writing: to wit, because, that as often as we read, or hear the word of God, we should remember, that whatsoever is contained in the old and new Testament, was not devised by mans brain, but that God hath testified by a visible sign, so far forth as was needful, that men were but the instruments only of his holy spirit. For, as concerning Moses and all the rest of the Prophets, they approved them selves to be sent of God: Insomuch, that if we should stand in doubt of their doctrine, it were both unthankfully and wickedly done of us.

WEe are all, so naturally enclined vnto incredulitie, as that it behoueth vs to haue the trueth of the Lord, Authentically sealed in our hearts, to the end we might receiue it, & stay our selues wholly thereon.¹ It is verie true that God sealeth it in the heartes of all his faythfull ones by the holy Ghost: and marke also, why it is called the seale of the Gospell: yet they which are to deliuer this doctrine all the worlde ouer, ought first of all to be sealed, and besides, God must so gouerne and guide them, as that we might at this day be fully assured of the doctrine which they haue published vnto vs, and not receiue it from them as from mortall men, but as from God the true Authour thereof. For we know, that our fayth should haue a weake foundation, if we should laye it vpon the authoritie of men. And we shoulde then continually wauer and doubt, if we lifted not vp our mindes farre beyonde the worlde, and founded them in, and vpon God, since we know, that