A17690:631
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 now come to the reason which S Peter brought, by which he showed that they were not drunk, as the Jews thought. For, it is as much as if he had said, It is now about the third hour of the day, and that is (as I have already said) betwixt eight and nine in the morning: and therefore it is not likely that men would be drunk at that time of the day: and such men especially which gave themselves to serve God, And herein Saint Peter reproveth drunkenness, and showeth it to be a very dishonest thing for a man to be drunk in the morning. And yet we shall find a great many moe then needeth, that are given to be so drunken as that they have neither wit, nor reason. And some of them will not be drunk with that which they take in the morning, but will be so blockish with their wine which they gull in the evening, as that a man would think they had done nothing else but bibbed from the peep of the day. Another sort there are, who for fear they should not have drink enough, will begin so early, as that they will be drunk all day long: and thereupon the wine so bereaveth them of their wit and understanding, as that they can neither go nor stand. And therefore Saint Peter saith, That these men here are not drunk: whereby he declareth that God is highly displeased therewith.
Let vs now come to the reason which S Peter brought, by which hée shewed that they were not drunke, as the Iewes thought. For, it is as much as if hée had saide, It is nowe about the thirde houre of the day, and that is (as I haue alredy saide) betwixt eight and nyne in the morning: and therfore it is not likely that men would bée drunke at that time of the day: and such men especially which gaue themselues to serue God, And héerein Saint Peter reprooueth drunkennesse, and sheweth it to bée a very dishonest thing for a man to be drunke in the morning. And yet wée shall finde a great many moe then néedeth, that are giuen to bée so drunkenne as that they haue neither wit, nor reason. And some of them will not bée drunke with that which they take in the morning, but will be so blockish with their wine which they gull in the euening, as that a man woulde thinke they had doone nothing els but bybbed from the péepe of the day. Another sorte there are, who for feare they should not haue drinke enough, will beginne so early, as that they will bée drunke all day long: and thereupon the wine so bereaueth them of their wit and vnderstanding, as that they can neither goe nor stand. And therefore Saint Peter saith, That these men héere are not drunke: whereby he declareth that God is highly displeased therewith.