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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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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.
In deed, all men are not Doctors to teach: howbeit if we be Christians, we have sufficient wherewith to exhort our neighbours. Let us now come to the other part of the prophecy of the Prophet Joel, where it is said,
In déed, all men are not Doctors to teach: howbeit if we be Christians, we haue sufficient wherewith to exhort our neighbours. Let vs now come to the other part of the prophesie of the Prophet Ioell, where it is saide,
That God will send terrible and wondrous signs, blood, and fire, and the vapour of smoke. The Sun shall be turned into darkness, and the Moon into blood. Wherein (as we have briefly said) the Prophet meant to show, that when God would visit his people at the coming of Jesus Christ, although great felicity and blessing was promised, yet the meaning was not for all that, but that we should see horrible and marvellous things. And therefore it was very needful that we should be told of it, to the end we might understand, that the coming of Jesus Christ was not to place us in this world as in a Paradise, and to live in it at our ease and pleasure: But that Jesus Christ was sent to an other end: to wit, that we might be drawn from these earthly things, and be lifted up unto heavenly matters. And to say truly, there were never so horrible and wonderful things, as were at the coming of Jesus Christ.
That God will send terrible and wonderous signes, blood, and fyre, and the vapoure of smoke. The Sunne shall be turned into darknesse, and the Moone into blood. Wherein (as wée haue briefly saide) the Prophet meant to shewe, that when God would visite his people at the comming of Iesus Christ, although great felicitie and blessing was promised, yet the meaning was not for all that, but that we should sée horrible and merueylous thinges. And therefore it was verie néedfull that we should be told of it, to the ende we might vnderstande, that the comming of Iesus Christ was not to place vs in this world as in a Paradise, and to liue in it at our ease and pleasure: But that Iesus Christ was sent to an other ende: to wit, that wee might be drawne from these earthly things, and be lifted vp vnto heauenly matters. And to say truely, there were neuer so horrible and wonderfull thinges, as were at the comming of Iesus Christ.