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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.
A Sermon of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.A Sermon of the birth of our Lorde Iesus Christ.
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.
Moreover, we cannot but needs be inflamed to magnify our God, whenas we are throughly certified of his goodness. See now why these two things are joined together, that the Angels exhort all the world to glorify GOD, it is because he gave such a peace upon the earth, we enjoy therefore the benefit which God hath largely bestowed upon us by the mean of our Lord Jesus Christ his only son. And he hath taken the possession of this peace, to the end our praises might be heard to the heavens, & pierce the clouds and that all the world might resound this song. The Lord be blessed and magnified for ever. Hereupon we are to gather, that our mouths must always be stopped, and that we can never praise God, until such time as he hath caused us to feel his great goodness. For to say truly, how is it possible for miserable sinners to bless and magnify the name of God, so long as they have that trouble of conscience, that they know not whether God loveth or hateth them? But contrariwise, their mouths, by reason of their griefs, must needs be fast closed up, so that they are not once able to open their lips. And therefore must GOD let us so understand in very good earnest the love he beareth us, as that we may be fully assured, that he is always our Father: and then shall we have wherefore to bless his name.
Moreouer, wée cannot but néedes bée inflamed to magnifie our God, whenas wée are throughly certified of his goodnesse. Sée nowe why these two things are ioyned together, that the Angels exhort all the worlde to glorifie GOD, it is because hée gaue suche a peace vppon the earth, wee inioy therefore the benefite which God hath largely bestowed vpon vs by the meane of our Lorde Iesus Christe his onely sonne. And hée hath taken the possession of this peace, to the ende our prayses might bée heard to the heauens, & pearse the cloudes and that all the world might resound this songe. The Lorde bée blessed and magnified for euer. Héerevpon wée are to gather, that our mouthes must alwaies bée stopped, and that wée can neuer praise God, vntill suche time as hée hath caused vs to féele his great goodnesse. For to say truely, how is it possible for miserable sinners to blesse and magnifie the name of God, so long as they haue that trouble of conscience, that they knowe not whether God loueth or hateth them? But contrariwise, their mouthes, by reason of their griefes, must néedes be fast closed vp, so that they are not once able to open their lippes. And therefore muste GOD let vs so vnderstande in very good earnest the loue hee beareth vs, as that wee may bée fully assured, that hee is alwaies our Father: and then shall wee haue wherefore to blesse his name.