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…

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 ⟨image 197⟩Christ: Because it was said, That the Prophecy of Joel should not be accomplished until the latter days. And therefore, when as we see the holy Ghost thus poured out, it is a sure token that God hath sent Jesus Christ, to the end he might make an end of our salvation. Now, this is an excellent manner, and a very convenient order of teaching, which we are here to note, to wit, That, look how many graces of his holy spirit, God giveth us, are even so many means to bring and guide us to Jesus Christ, whereby we might learn all wisdom of him: For he is the very fountain, out of whom we must all draw the same. And to say truly, First of all, forsomuch as he was the word of God from the beginning, he is also the life and light of men. And because he hath received most perfectly,