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…

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 ⟨p. 200⟩Christ was here on earth, he took upon him the state of a servant,¹ yea and abased himself (and Saint Paul saith) even unto this most shameful and slanderous death. And because the enemies of God understand such an infirmity to be in Jesus Christ, they take upon them to speak thus wickedly and furiously of him: as we see it is even so: howbeit, they see not, that as he suffered as he was man, that he likewise rose again through the power of his spirit: For he then in such sort showed forth his glory, as that both great and small ought to tremble thereat.² But if these faithless people are not able to understand the power that appeared in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, let them give ear to that which is here spoken: to wit, that he will come in glory.

Now if wée throughly cōsidered of this, without doubt we would kéepe so good a hand of our selues, as that all the fleshly lustes and temptations of the world, should neuer bée able to preuaile against vs. Saint Paule also meant to make a comparison betwixt the first comming of our Lorde Iesus Christe, and the second. Why then doe the wicked, and vngodly contemners of the Gospell, so boldly lift vp themselues, as that they become dissolute, and starke staring mad. Surely, it is because they heare, that while Iesus ⟨p. 200⟩Christe was héere on earth, hée tooke vpon him the state of a seruant,¹ yea and abased himselfe (and Saint Paule saith) euen vnto this most shamefull and slaunderous death. And because the enimies of God vnderstand such an infirmitie to bée in Iesus Christ, they take vpon them to speak thus wickedly and furiously of him: as we sée it is euen so: howbeit, they sée not, that as hée suffered as hée was man, that hée likewise rose againe through the power of his spirite: For hée then in such sort shewed foorth his glory, as that both great and small ought to tremble thereat.