A17690:708
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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, whenas we are so lazy, and cold, it is a token that we care not for him. So that by that mean our desire is, to walk altogether in the dark. Why so? what is then to be done? Forsooth, when we come near unto GOD, and that he rebuketh us for our offences, we should learn to be offended with our sins and reform our lives. Howbeit, we are contented to lull our selves asleep in our miseries: and thus we see how we fly from his brightness.
And therefore, whenas wée are so lazie, and colde, it is a token that wée care not for him. So that by that meane our desire is, to walke altogether in the darke. Why so? what is then to bée done? Forsooth, when wée come néere vnto GOD, and that hée rebuketh vs for our offences, wée shoulde learne to bée offended with our sinnes and reforme our liues. Howbéeit, wée are contented to lulle our selues asléepe in our miseries: and thus wée sée howe wée flye from his brightnes.
We are therefore here to note, that we are not punished without ⟨p. 199⟩good cause, although we be ignorant: for we cannot justly say, that we are simple, but rather hypocritical, proud, and malicious. We see then why S. Paul saith. That they which had sinned without law (to wit, they which had no understanding of the word of God) should notwithstanding die without law, saying further, that God had engraven a law in every mans heart: for although we had neither Scripture nor preaching, yet doth our consciences serve for a law to condemn us: and this shall be sufficient at the latter day, well, we may have many starting holes to deceive men withal, and we think it a good discharge: but when we come once before the heavenly Judge, we shall come short of our reckoning, for there we shall see all our excuses to be vain. Let us then note out of the saying in this place, That the Lord will come to render vengeance unto all those which have not known GOD and obeyed the gospel, to wit, unto all incredulous persons. Now, by this we see, that faith is the only port or gate unto salvation, & life: because Jesus Christ will come to confound all those which have not believed.