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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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So much the rather therefore are we to beseech the Lord, to ⟨image 181⟩make us feel wherefore the holy Ghost descended upon his Apostles, and to beseech him also to grant us that grace, that we may obediently testify that it was to gather us together, that where before we were severed, we might now be conjoined unto our Lord Jesus Christ, as members of his body, and let him be our true head.
So much the rather therefore are wée to beséech the Lorde, to ⟨image 181⟩make vs féele wherefore the holie Ghost descended vpon his Apostles, and to beséech him also to graunt vs that grace, that we may obediently testifie that it was to gather vs together, that where before we were seuered, wee might nowe bee conioyned vnto our Lorde Iesus Christ, as members of his bodie, and let him bee our true head.
Moreover, for the attaining thereto, we are also to beseech him so to strengthen us as that our hearts may be set on fire, where now they are key cold: and also to parboil us▪ that the corruptions of our nature might be scummed of, and to be short, that we might be so renewed, as that we might be quite and clean separated from the world. We shall oftentimes see how the word of God becometh a fire, but it is after another sort, even to consume those which speak against it: according to that saying of the prophet Jeremiah, where he showeth that it fared even so with the children of Israel, whom the word of God consumed like straw and stubble for their wickedness and rebellion. And I beseech you let us see, how many at this day can plead not guilty because they stubbornly lift up themselves against God, like foaming wild beasts: or else some scorning, and profane men, who set themselves against God, not giving any authority or honour unto his holy word? In very deed these people shall never make the word of GOD unprofitable, not yet without power, but it will consume them like a hot consuming fire, to cinder and ashes. Let us therefore make this observation, why it was the will of God to have the holy Ghost appear in fiery tongues: Surely, it was to this end and purpose, that the faithful might understand that they had great need to be so touched to the quick, as that GOD might change and renew them.