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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
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we are daily preached unto: But what instruction receive we thereby for all that? Surely, surely, it is well enough perceived, and the fruit that cometh by it. Without all doubt, it is truly said, That we have the Gospel: But if we live not in all obedience thereunto, what testimony shall we have, that we are the servants of God. For (according to that which we handled on Sunday last) we cannot be the servants of God, without we be partakers of his holy spirit, who is not without cause called the spirit of wisdom: For, by this we are showed, that we cannot have so small a portion of the holy Ghost, ⟨p. 186⟩if we will continue it, but that God will more and more augment it in us. In very deed, every man cannot have the like measure thereof: howbeit, that is no let why we should not increase our small Talent. For although a man hath the gift of tongues, yet may he not have one some grace which an other man hath? And hereupon is that saying of Saint Paul verified,1 That God will give of his graces to every man according to such measure as we are the members of Jesus Christ. As we see, that the members of one body, have not all one office: For the feet will do that which the hands cannot do: the eyes are put to an other manner of use then the ears are: and so consequently, are all the parts of the body. Even so, our Lord will bestow his holy spirit upon some, after an other sort, then he will upon other some: and yet it is all one and the self same spirit, and therefore if we would be known to be Christians, we must have the knowledge of that which is spoken of: and that it is God which guideth us by his holy spirit, to the end we should not be like unto those blind ones which walk in infidelity. And thus much for this saying, That God will pour out of his holy spirit upon all flesh.
we are daily preached vnto: But what instruction receiue we thereby for all that? Surely, surely, it is wel enough perceiued, and the fruit that commeth by it. Without all doubt, it is truely sayde, That wée haue the Gospell: But if we liue not in all obedience therevnto, what testimony shall wée haue, that wée are the seruants of God. For (according to that which wée handled on Sunday last) we cannot be the seruants of God, without wee be partakers of his holie spirite, who is not without cause called the spirite of wisedome: For, by this we are shewed, that we cannot haue so small a portion of the holy Ghost,