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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.
The third Sermon of the descending of the holy Ghost.
The third Sermon of the descending of the holie Ghost.
Acts. second. 18 And surely, in those days, I will pour out of my spirit upon my servants & upon my handmaids, and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show wonders in heaven above, and tokens in the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and the vapour of moke. 20 The Sun shall be turned into darkness, and the Moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come. 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Actes. second. 18 ANd surely, in those dayes, I wil powre out of my spirit vpon my seruants & vpon my handmaides, and they shall prophesie. 19 And I will shewe wonders in heauen aboue, and tokens in the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and the vapour of moke. 20 The Sunne shalbe turned into darknesse, and the Moone into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come. 21 And it shall come to passe, that whosoeuer shall call vpon the name of the Lorde shall bee saued.
UPON Sunday last past, we declared unto you, how that at the coming of Jesus Christ, God so poured out his great treasures in the world, as that both men & women, young and old, were partakers of his grace. Now, the riches which the Lord God of his bountiful goodness so liberally bestowed, were no earthly riches, which could perish & come to naught. But even the holy Ghost himself, from whom cometh all the riches and treasure of salvation. And besides, we have showed that God hath not done it only for a time, but is also ready to continue the same which he hath spoken: yea and at this day he enricheth us with his graces if the fault be not ours. But we be so accursed, as that we are void of them by reason of our unthankfulness: For his liberality, is as great at this day as ever it was in the time of the Apostles (whenas he sent down unto them