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…

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?

By this wee sée that Saint Paule his meaning héere, is to admonishe all faithlesse people, if they are to bée holpen, to beware how they continue still without am•ndment. Notwithstanding, because wee sée that such as Satan leadeth, and whose heartes hee hardeneth, doe nothing els but make a mocke at the threatninges of God, let vs for our partes make our profite thereby: and when wée heare that Iesus Christe wyll come in such a feareful maner, as that hee will so feare and bridle vs, that when Satan shall goe about to spurre and pricke vs forwarde, to withdrawe vs from the obedience of the Gospell, wée might bée able to thinke thus with our selues and say, how fareth it with vs? how headlong runne we into destruction? What meane we to prouoke him against vs, vnto whom all maiestie, power, glory, and dominion is giuen, to cast down euen into the pit of hell, as many as resist him?

Now if we throughly considered of this, without doubt we would keep so good a hand of our selves, as that all the fleshly lusts and temptations of the world, should never be able to prevail against us. Saint Paul also meant to make a comparison betwixt the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the second. Why then do the wicked, and ungodly contemners of the Gospel, so boldly lift up themselves, as that they become dissolute, and stark staring mad. Surely, it is because they hear, that while Jesus