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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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Now this were even sufficient to stay us, for the resisting of all the temptations in the world: but because we are so frail and inconstant, as that we cannot believe the thing which God himself saith, Saint Paul now useth a strange kind of Argument, the better to confirm us in this hope, whereunto he hath exhorted us in the person of the Thessalonians: which is, That GOD will not be so lightly set by, by the contemners of his Gospel, who make no reckoning of his heavenly Majesty: neither will he suffer his creatures to lift them selves up against him, & to withstand him. Thus we see, by how much more we should be confirmed, in the hope of our salvation, seeing that God hath an interest therein, & is his own cause. And this is a point which we are diligently to observe. For although (as I have already said) God exceedingly assureth us that he hath great care of our salvation, yet our nature is so wonderful mistrustful, as that we continually stand in doubt. But when it is set down unto us, ye god will defend his own right, and not suffer us to tread his majesty under foot, this is a doctrine which should make▪ us full assured and resolute.
Nowe this were euen sufficient to stay vs, for the resisting of all the temptations in the world: but because wée are so fraile and inconstant, as that wée cannot beléeue the thing which God himselfe saith, Saint Paule now vseth a strange kinde of Argument, the better to confirme vs in this hope, whereunto hée hath exhorted vs in the person of the Thessalonians: which is, That GOD will not be so lightly set by, by the contemners of his Gospell, who make no reckoning of his heauenly Maiestie: neither will hée suffer his creatures to lift them selues vp against him, & to withstand him. Thus wée sée, by howe much more wée shoulde bée confirmed, in the hope of our saluation, séeing that God hath an interest therein, & is his owne cause. And this is a point which wée are diligently to obserue. For although (as I haue alredy said) God excéedingly assureth vs yt he hath great care of our saluatiō, yet our nature is so wōderfull mistrustful, as that we cōtinually stand in doubt. But when it is set down vnto vs, ye god wil defend his own right, and not suffer vs to treade his maiestie vnder foote, this is a doctrine which shoulde make▪ vs full assured and resolute.