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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
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and we must also lay aside all arrogā city, that we might be brought to obey his Majesty, seeing we right well know that we are most miserable, and no better then dust and ashes: yea our souls also are very corrupt, until it pleaseth the Lord to renew them. Moreover, when the holy Ghost came down in such a likeness, to wit, in cloven and fiery tongues, that was the more lively to express unto us, how, God would work, by the preaching of the Gospel. If a man speak, his voice vanisheth away in the air,1 and dyeth. Now, it is said that the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation, to all believers. What? can a sound which flieth in the air and vanisheth, bring us to the kingdom of heaven? There is no man living that is able of him self to make the least fly that is: it is said, That the image of God is repaired in us,2 and that we receive this incorruptible seed, whereby we might attain to this heavenly glory, be companions with the Angels, be transfigured even into the glory and immortality of our Lord Jesus Christ, and be partakers, as S. Peter sayeth,3 of the divine nature. And may all this be done by the voice of a man? No sure: But it is here namely said, that the holy Ghost is linked with an inseparable bond, unto the word preached. For, why took he upon him this shape of tongues? Surely, there is always some likelihood, between the visible signs, and th• trueth which is figured in them.
and we must also lay aside all arrogā cie, that wée might be brought to obey his Maiestie, séeing wée right well know that we are most miserable, and no better then dust and ashes: yea our soules also are verie corrupt, vntil it pleaseth the Lord to renue them. Moreouer, when the holie Ghost came downe in such a likenesse, to wit, in clouen and firie tongues, that was the more liuely to expresse vnto vs, howe, God would worke, by the preaching of the Gospell. If a man speake, his voice vanisheth away in the ayre,1 and dyeth. Nowe, it is saide that the Gospell is the power of God vnto saluation, to all beléeuers. What? can a sounde which flyeth in the ayre and vanisheth, bring vs to the kingdome of heauen? There is no man liuing that is able of him selfe to make the least flye that is: it is saide, That the image of God is repaired in vs,