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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
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, all they which do believe in the Gospel, may without all doubt rejoice, that Jesus Christ will come to be their Redeemer. And this assurance (as I have already said) God maketh us, so that we refuse not such a benefit. As for the power and glory of Jesus Christ, which Saint Paul here speaketh of, it is (as hath been before said) to this end that his coming might be the more terrible to all incredulous and rebellious persons. And is this a small matter, to say that Jesus Christ will come accompanied with his Angels in flaming fire, and with an incomprehensible Majesty, thundering and lightening upon all those that are his enemies.
And therefore, all they which doe beléeue in the Gospell, may without all doubt reioyce, that Iesus Christe will come to be their Redéemer. And this assurance (as I haue alreadie said) God maketh vs, so that wée refuse not such a benefite. As for the power and glory of Iesus Christe, which Saint Paul héere speaketh of, it is (as hath béene before saide) to this ende that his comming might bée the more terrible to all incredulous and rebellious persons. And is this a small matter, to say that Iesus Christe wyll come accompanied with his Angels in flaming fier, and with an incomprehensible Maiestie, thundering and lightening vpon all those that are his enimies.
By this we see that Saint Paul his meaning here, is to admonish all faithless people, if they are to be holpen, to beware how they continue still without amendment. Notwithstanding, because we see that such as Satan leadeth, and whose hearts he hardeneth, do nothing else but make a mock at the threatenings of God, let us for our parts make our profit thereby: and when we hear that Jesus Christ will come in such a fearful manner, as that he will so fear and bridle us, that when Satan shall go about to spur and prick us forward, to withdraw us from the obedience of the Gospel, we might be able to think thus with our selves and say, how fareth it with us? how headlong run we into destruction? What mean we to provoke him against us, unto whom all majesty, power, glory, and dominion is given, to cast down even into the pit of hell, as many as resist him?