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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Let us then know, that since the Supper is at this time offered unto us, that the meaning of our Lord Jesus is, that we should seek all our felicity in him. And because we are very far from him, he of his great goodness cometh near to us.
Let vs then know, that since the Supper is at this time offred vnto vs, that the meaning of our Lord Iesus is, that we shoulde séeke all our felicitie in him. And because we are very farre from him, he of his great goodnesse commeth neare to vs.
In very deed, he leaveth not his heavenly glory: For we must not think that he descendeth here below (as the Papists imagine) to bestow his body and blood upon us: But although we are far from him, yet ceaseth he not to refresh us with his body and blood, neither let us leave so far forth as shall be needful for us to be perfectly united to him.
In very déed, hée leaueth not his heauenly glory: For we must not thinke that hée descendeth héere below (as the Papists imagine) to bestowe his body and blood vpon vs: But although wée are farre from him, yet ceaseth hée not to refresh vs with his body and blood, neyther let vs leaue so farre foorth as shall be néedefull for vs to bée perfectly vnited to him.
Now, mark why I say, perfectly, although in very deed he maketh us go on in some measure: but yet how ever it is, let not us leave to join our selves to him. And let us understand that he will not deceive us of our hope seeing he hath declared unto us, that he is our head, and we his members: and that if we suffer him to govern and guide us, we shall find him to be a good and sure guide: and the power of his holy Spirit to be infinite to defend us. In the first place then, when we come to this holy Table, Let us understand that it is a secrete, surpassing our capacities and therefore we must here give place unto faith. And let us know, that the thing which we cannot conceive and understand, is notwithstanding accomplished by the secret and invisible grace of the holy Ghost: for, see how we are made partakers of the body & blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.