A17690:724
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.
For, to say truly, faith,1 is the spring head of all holiness, as it is said in the Acts, where Saint Peter sayeth, That God cleanseth the hearts of men by faith.
For, to say truely, fayth,1 is the spring head of all holinesse, as it is saide in the Actes, where Saint Peter sayeth, That God cleanseth the heartes of men by fayth.
- 1Acts. 15.6.Actes. 15.6.
And this was spoken to this end and purpose, to show that whatsoever glorious show we make, that we shall always be corrupt and stinking before the Majesty of God, until such time as God cleanseth us by the mean of faith. As for the third point, we are admonished, that if we have a lively faith, it cannot be chosen but that we must eftsoons be sanctified: to wit, that we cannot but be reformed to the service of God, and be consecrated to honour him. And how is that? Forsooth, because that we embracing Jesus Christ by faith, he will dwell in us, according to the saying of all the whole scripture: and namely, Saint Paul useth these words to the Ephesians, Jesus Christ (saith he) dwelleth in your hearts by faith.1 I beseech you tell me, do not these things hang ill favouredly together, That Jesus Christ dwelleth in us, and we in the mean while give our selves to all villainy and filthiness? Do we think that he will dwell in a Swine sty? And therefore we must consecrate our selves unto him.
And this was spoken to this end and purpose, to shewe that whatsoeuer glorious shewe we make, that we shall alwayes be corrupt and stinking before the Maiestie of God, vntill such time as God cleanseth vs by the meane of fayth. As for the third point, we are admonished, that if we haue a liuely fayth, it cannot be chosen but that we must eftsoones be sanctified: to wit, that we cannot but be refourmed to the seruice of God, and be consecrated to honor him. And howe is that? Forsooth, because that wee embrasing Iesus Christ by fayth, hée will dwell in vs, according to the saying of all the whole scripture: and namely, Saint Paule vseth these words to the Ephesians, Iesus Christ (saith hée) dwelleth in your hearts by fayth.