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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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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, we know in the first place, that the most able man ⟨p. 173⟩that is to be found, cannot utter one word, without the spirit of God governeth him. And herein, God showeth what we are,1 seeing we are not able to open our mouths, to speak one word to his glory, which shall turn to any purpose, without it come from him.
Nowe, we knowe in the first place, that the most able man ⟨p. 173⟩that is to be found, cannot vtter one word, without ye spirit of God gouerneth him. And herein, God sheweth what we are,1 séeing wée are not able to open our mouthes, to speake one word to his glory, which shall turne to any purpose, without it come from him.
It must therefore needs fall out, that the spirit of God governed the Apostles, for else, they had become dumb. We see besides, how gross headed they were: For they might have bin more quick and sharp witted, but that God meant to show unto us, as in a glass, by their grossness, what we are, until such time as he hath enlightened us with his grace. In deed, when the Apostles kept company with our Lord Jesus, whom they took to be their master, they very soberly obeyed his doctrine: But in the mean while, what was their knowledge? without doubt, we see that they were very beasts, insomuch that when we consider of them, how little they profited in so good a School, their slackness should make us ashamed. Howbeit this their dealing hath greatly profited us: For, behold, they were changed in the minute of an hour, whereby the grace of God hath shined a great deal the more, because we see they spake so wonderful mightily of the secretes of God, whereat every man was abashed, where, before, it was thought to be nothing.