A17690:721
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.
Nevertheless, in this saying, They which have believed, he showeth that faith is the very right springhead and beginning of all holiness.
Neuerthelesse, in this saying, They which haue beleeued, hée sheweth that fayth is the verie right springhead and beginning of all holinesse.
Thirdly, he showeth, that if our faith be pure and right, that it is impossible but that we must eftsoons be sanctified. Thus we see three points which we are to observe. The first is, That if we foil, and tumble our selves in our filthiness, and corruptions, we are quite cut off from the Son of God: and therefore let us not look to be any whit the better for his coming: but call to mind the saying of the Prophet, in these words, Desire not the coming of the day of the Lord:1 For it shall be a day of terror and fear, and not of health and joy.
Thirdly, hée sheweth, that if our fayth be pure and right, that it is impossible but that we must eftsoones be sanctified. Thus wée sée thrée pointes which we are to obserue. The first is, That if we foyle, and tumble our selues in our filthinesse, and corruptions, we are quite cut off from the Sonne of God: and therefore let vs not looke to be any whit the better for his comming: but call to minde the saying of the Prophet, in these wordes, Desire not the comming of the day of the Lorde:1 For it shall be a day of terrour and feare, and not of health and ioy.
- 1Amos. 5.