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…

And therefore Job attributed not the wicked deed unto God: but he knew what men were in their kind. He saw that the Chaldeans and Sabeans, were the scourges of God, They robbed, and reaved, they killed his servants, and drave away his Cattle, to be short, they impoverished him and left him nothing: and yet he continually praised God, because he right well knew, that it was not done without his ordinance. And even so must we do: For if the wicked trouble us, we must not look unto them, but our faith must ascend a great deal higher, to wit, we must understand that the providence of God is above them all. After this sort then must we judge, and not enter into vain speculations. We see now at this present, that the ungodly crucified Jesus Christ, and yet was it not done without the ordinance of God. Howbeit God wrought it to another end. It was the will of the wicked to bring Jesus Christ to naught: and it was the will of God, that his blood and death should be an everlasting Sacrifice, and our redemption to be made, and accomplished thereby.

And therefore Iob attributed not the wicked déede vnto God: but hée knew what men were in their kind. Hée saw that the Chaldeans and Sabeans, were the scourges of God, They robbed, and reaued, they killed his seruants, and draue away his Cattel, to bée short, they impouerished him and lefte him nothing: and yet hée continually praysed God, because hée right wel knew, that it was not done without his ordinaunce. And euen so must wée doe: For if the wicked trouble vs, wée must not looke vnto them, but our faith must ascend a great deale higher, to wit, wée must vnderstād that the prouidence of God is aboue them al. After this sort then must wée iudge, and not enter into vaine speculations. Wée sée now at this present, that the vngodly crucified Iesus Christ, and yet was it not done without the ordinance of God. Howbéeit God wrought it to another ende. It was the will of the wicked to bring Iesus Christ to naught: and it was the will of God, that his blood and death should bée an euerlasting Sacrifice, and our redemption to bée made, and accomplished thereby.

And therefore when we behold this, we have occasion to glorify GOD: and he that doth not so, his own conscience reproveth him. Now, S. Peter sayeth, that Jesus Christ rose again, whereby to show (as we have already said) that we must always join his resurrection with his death: For if we look into his death only, we shall see him altogether full of all shame and reproach, and disfigured like a Leper. But when we come unto his resurrection, we see how mightily the hand of God exalted him, giving him all power both in heaven and earth, Wherefore,