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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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The fourth sermon of the descending of the holy Ghost.
The fourth sermon of the descending of the holy Ghoste.
Acts. second. 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God amongst you with miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye your selves also know. 23 Him, after you had taken by wicked hands, being delivered by the determinate counsel & foreknowledge of God, have ye crucified and slain. 24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of death, because it was impossible that he should be holden of it.
Actes. second. 22 YEe men of Israel, heare these wordes, Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God amongst you with myracles, wonders, and signes, which God did by him in the midst of you, as yee your selues also know. 23 Him, after you had taken by wicked handes, beeing deliuered by the determinate counsell & foreknowledge of God, haue yee crucified and slaine. 24 Whom God hath raysed vp, hauing loosed the sorrowes of death, because it was impossible that he should be holden of it.
After that Saint Peter had in his Sermon declared, that the promise contained in the Prophecy of the Prophet Joel was accomplished, by the descending of the holy Ghost upon him, and upon his companions the Apostles, for a testimony, and as a pledge which the Lord God meant to communicate unto his Church, and unto every faithful member thereof: and yet that there must needs fall out great troubles, and that the faith of the Christians might be proved and tried: After all these things, I say, he bringeth the Jews to Jesus Christ. For sith the holy Ghost was given, they could not choose but acknowledge the coming of Jesus