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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
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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, as for our Lord Jesus Christ (as I have already said) it is not for us to marvel (forasmuch as he was man) although his will differed from the will of God his Father: But yet we must not hereby judge that there was any sin and transgression in him. And (as we have before said) we herein especially see, the inestimable love he bear us, whenas he so greatly feared death, that yet of his own good will he submitted him self thereto. And besides, when as he neither withstood it, nor yet gainsaid the supping up of this drink wherein he felt no bitterness, what a thing was this for us to be in this manner redeemed? Howbeit this might seem to be a merry jest: nevertheless, when it so fell out that our Lord Jesus Christ had endured such anguishes, it was a sign that he so loved us, as that he forgot him self, and suffered the whole tempest to light upon his own head, that we might be delivered from the wrath of God. Now, there remaineth for us to note, when the Son of God was after this manner tormented, that it was not because he was to depart out of this life: For if there had been none other thing but the separation of the soul, from the body, together, with the torments which he was to suffer in his body, this had been no such affliction.
Moreouer, as for our Lorde Iesus Christ (as I haue alreadie said) it is not for vs to meruel (forasmuch as he was mā) although his will differed from the will of God his Father: But yet wée must not hereby iudge that there was any sinne and transgression in him. And (as wée haue before saide) wée héerein especially sée, the inestimable loue hée beare vs, whenas hée so greatly feared death, that yet of his owne good will hée submitted him selfe thereto. And besides, when as hée neither withstood it, nor yet gainesaide the supping vp of this drinke wherein hée felt no bitternesse, what a thing was this for vs to bée in this manner redéemed? Howbeit this might séeme to bée a merry iest: neuerthelesse, when it so fell out that our Lorde Iesus Christ had endured suche anguishes, it was a signe that hée so loued vs, as that hée forgot him selfe, and suffered the whole tempest to light vpon his owne head, that wée might bée deliuered from ye wrath of God. Now, there remaineth for vs to note, when the Sonne of God was after this manner tormented, that it was not because hée was to depart out of this lyfe: For if there had béene none other thing but the separation of the soule, from the bodie, together, with the tormentes which hée was to suffer in his bodie, this had béen no such affliction.