A17690:701
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.
And therefore, let us with a true desire crave to stick unto the doctrine which is offered us. Faith then is in the heart, and there taketh root, and is no simple and bare knowledge: For if we were once brought to believe that the doctrine of the Gospel is true, and yet we in the mean while could find no savour in it, but were grieved and wearied with it, were this to be obedient unto it? No surely. Let us learn then to obey God, and take not the doctrine of the Gospel to be good, and holy only, but let us also love it: and not only love it, but also reverence it: accordingly as David speaketh of the Law, where he saith,1 That he thought it to be ⟨image 204⟩sweeter then honey, and more precious then gold or silver. And therefore, we must have the doctrine of the Gospel in such an estimation and prise, and chiefly, it must be even so sweet, and pleasant unto us.
And therefore, let vs with a true desire craue to sticke vnto the doctrine which is offered vs. Faith then is in the heart, and there taketh roote, and is no simple and bare knoweledge: For if wée were once brought to beléeue that the doctrine of the Gospel is true, and yet wée in the meane while coulde finde no sauour in it, but were gréeued and wéeried with it, were this to bée obedient vnto it? No surely. Let vs learne then to obey God, and take not the doctrine of the Gospell to bee good, and holy onely, but let vs also loue it: and not only loue it, but also reuerence it: accordingly as Dauid speaketh of the Lawe, where hee saith,1 That hee thought it to bee ⟨image 204⟩swéeter then hony, and more precious then golde or siluer. And therefore, wee must haue the doctrine of the Gospell in suche an estimation and prise, and chiefly, it must be euen so swéet, and pleasant vnto vs.