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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.
Wherefore, let all such as flatter themselves, groan and be heartily sorry: and let all such as take their pleasures, be afeard and tremble: and let all those who persuade themselves to be righteous, look more narrowly unto themselves, to the end we might all be brought to this acknowledging of our sins, by which we shall grow to be penitent, & so consequently come into the favour of God. Thus we see why it is that S. Peter useth such a bitter reprehension unto the Jews, whenas he saith:
Wherfore, let all such as flatter themselues, groane and bée hartily sory: and let al such as take their pleasures, be afeard and tremble: and let all those who perswade themselues to bée righteous, looke more narrowly vnto themselues, to the ende wée might all bee brought to this acknowledging of our sinnes, by which wée shall grow to be penitent, & so cōsequently come into the fauour of God. Thus wée sée why it is that S. Peter vseth such a bitter reprehension vnto the Iewes, whenas hée saith:
That they had crucified and slain Jesus Christ. And afterward saith, being delivered by the determined Counsel and foreknowledge of God. As if he should have said, Although he was delivered by wicked hands, and that you have put him to death, yet was it not done without the will of God. Now, it is not for naught that S. Peter added this saying, by the determined Counsel & foreknowledge of God: For the Jews might have replied and said, If it be so that the same Christ Jesus of whom thou so much speakest of, be the Messiah, why hath he suffered himself to be thus tormented and put to death? And this is a thing that will hardly persuade them: For we see even at this day how they mock & scorn at it, saying, If Jesus Christ had been the Son of GOD, how is it possible that he would abide the shameful death of the cross? And thus do the wicked vomit out this blasphemy, by reason of the object of the cross, because they think to be a thing derogatory from the Majesty of the son of God. And therefore S Peter preventeth these fantasies, which might be a let unto the Jews to believe his doctrine. And telleth them that none of all this gear came by fortune (as might have been judged) but even by the will of God. ⟨p. 193⟩