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…

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 ⟨p. 185⟩the holy Ghost) even to make us partakers of the self same grace, which he liberally bestowed upon them: howbeit, we are so incredulous and faithless, as that we stop that way upon him, by which he would come unto us. For when he calleth us by his word, to make us partakers of his holy spirit, we draw arsewarde: so that a man would think, we had conspired to set our selves against him. And where, both old, and young, men, and women, are called to be partakers of this grace, and ought to endeavour them selves by all means possible to receive the holy Ghost, and more and more to persevere and continue in receiving of the same, we see the elder sort to be more hard hearted and obstinate then the rest: and the younger people to be given over to all kind of lewdness: so that, if they, be told of their dissoluteness, they wax so mad and furious, as that it should seem they would mar all. And when men should be manlike, and sharp witted, to give diligent heed unto the word of God, they are become as blockish as brute beasts. And where the women also should be humble, and walk soberly, and honestly, they are extreme dissolute, and too too gallant, and full of all superfluous vain vanities.

VPON Sunday last past, we declared vnto you, howe that at the comming of Iesus Christe, God so powred out his great treasures in the worlde, as that both men & women, young and olde, were partakers of his grace. Now, the riches which the Lord God of his bountifull goodnesse so liberally bestowed, were no earthly riches, which could perish & come to naught. But euen the holy Ghoste himselfe, from whom commeth all the riches and treasure of saluation. And besides, wée haue shewed that God hath not doone it only for a time, but is also redy to continue the same which hée hath spoken: yea and at this day he inricheth vs with his graces if the fault be not ours. But wee bée so accursed, as that wée are voyd of them by reason of our vnthankefulnesse: For his liberalitie, is as great at this day as euer it was in the time of the Apostles (whenas hée sent downe vnto them