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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.
For, inasmuch as the Altar was a sign of the worship of God, because it is said that Sacrifice should be done all the world through, the meaning is, that God should universally be worshipped. No doubt of it, the Pope, with all his College of Cardinals, and all other his dear friends the Romanists, will conclude upon this place, that there must needs be Sacrifices had. And therefore, when they would have their Mass allowed, they bring in this testimony of the Scripture. Howbeit if it were so, as they make themselves believe, Surely, surely they must needs conclude that Jesus Christ hath not yet appeared, nor that his kingdom is yet come. Nevertheless, we see the contrary. And therefore, seeing the Prophets have thus said, it is not only to show that God should be universally worshipped in spirit & trueth, and not in figures:
For, inasmuch as the Altar was a signe of the worship of God, because it is saide that Sacrifice should bée doone all the worlde through, the meaning is, that God shoulde vniuersally bee worshipped. No doubt of it, the Pope, with all his Colledge of Cardinalls, and all other his deare friendes the Romanistes, wyll conclude vppon this place, that there must néedes bée Sacrifices had. And therefore, when they woulde haue their Masse allowed, they bring in this testimony of ye Scripture. Howbeit if it were so, as they make themselues beléeue, Surely, surely they muste néedes conclude that Iesus Christe hath not yet appeared, nor that his kingdome is yet come. Neuerthelesse, wée sée the contrary. And therefore, séeing the Prophets haue thus said, it is not only to shew that God should be vniuersally worshipped in spirite & trueth, and not in figures:
Moreover, here is to be noted, that the saying of Prophecy, is not meant by the Prophet, to tell of things to come, as in the old time it was taken: but the meaning is, that whosoever shall have the gift of Prophecy, should be able to teach and apply doctrine, to the end we might be brought to the knowledge of the trueth and profit thereby, And so, the promise that was made unto us of the coming of Jesus Christ, containeth thus much that we should be more deeply seen in heavenly things, then heretofore we have been. For we see in very deed that S. Paul calleth it the wisdom of God: