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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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Moreover, we are throughly to consider of this saying, of consent and accord, that we might be brought back again unto our head, even Jesus Christ our lord. For we see, how plentifully the Gospel is at this day preached: but if there were a register kept of the faithful, we should find a small number of them, & thin sown: For there are but a few places where the pure doctrine of God is preached: and yet, where there is any Church, there are in it many contemners of God, and dissolute and profane people, who would infect all the rest, if God by his wonderful power preserved them not. And besides, there are some which would even continue still in their beastliness. Yea, there are such a number of them at this day, as that for these twenty or two and twenty years a man cannot perceive that they have gone one step forward in the knowledge of God: for they no more know faith, nor worship, than very brute beasts. Other some there are, who although they have knowledge sufficient, yet want courage and boldness, and are altogether drowsy, making no reckoning either of God or of his word so that the number of the true sheep & Lambs is very small.
Moreouer, we are throughly to consider of this saying, of consent and accord, that we might be brought backe againe vnto our head, euen Iesus Christ our lord. For we sée, how plentifully the Gospell is at this day preached: but if there were a register kept of ye faithfull, we should finde a small number of them, & thin sowne: For there are but a fewe places where the pure doctrine of God is preached: and yet, where there is any Church, there are in it many cō temners of God, and dissolute and prophane people, who would infect all the rest, if God by his wonderful power preserued them not. And besides, there are some which would euen cōtinue stil in their beastlines. Yea, ther are such a number of them at this day, as that for these twenty or two and twenty yeares a man cannot perceiue that they haue gone one step forward in the knowledge of God: for they no more know faith, nor worship, thē very bruit beasts. Other some there are, who although they haue knowledge sufficient, yet want courage and boldnes, and are altogether drowsie, making no reckoning either of God or of his word so that the number of ye true shéepe & Lambes is verie small.