A17690:632
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.
Now, we are in this place to note, that the Jews so abhorred drunkenness, as that when any of them would fall to be drunk, they would be sure to drink drunk in the night, because they were ashamed that any other should see them. And herein we see that men were more shamefast at those days then they are in these: because at that time they loved to do it in the night season, & now they make no reckoning to be drunk at noon days: and then forsooth, they must needs have a nap, & so keep the liquor warm in the press. And this we are sure to see by them, that they will show themselves what they are even at the sermon time: For ye shall not see them scarcely an hour at the hearing of the word of God, but they will forthwith manifest the very effect of their drunkenness by their drowsiness, so that they receive no benefit in the whole world by coming thither. And no marvel: For the wine and the meat being not perfectly digested, by reason of ⟨p. 180⟩the over gorging of them selves, wherein they exceed the very brute beasts, causeth them to be so heavy a sleep. Yea, and ye shall many times see them sleep at a Sermon in the morning, whenas a man would think they had neither eat nor drunk. But herein they show what great delight they have in the word of God: and to this they can make no excuse, because they come presently from their rest. And now to the matter, S. Peter speaketh according to the manner and custom that then was, saying, It is not like that these men are drunken, since it is but the third hour of the day.
Nowe, wée are in this place to note, that the Iewes so abhorred drunkennesse, as that when any of them woulde fall to bee drunke, they woulde bée sure to drinke drunke in the night, because they were ashamed that any other should sée thē. And héerein we sée that men were more shamefast at those dayes then they are in these: because at yt time they loued to doe it in the night season, & now they make no reckoning to be drunk at noone dayes: and then forsooth, they must néedes haue a nap, & so kéepe the liquor warme in the presse. And this we are sure to sée by them, that they will shew themselues what they are euen at the sermon time: For yée shall not see them scarscely an houre at the hearing of the worde of God, but they will foorthwith manifest ye very effect of their drunkennesse by their drowsines, so that they receiue no benefite in the whole worlde by comming thither. And no maruell: For the wine and the meate being not perfectly digested, by reason of ⟨p. 180⟩