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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.
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.
Let us therefore justly weight the sorrow of the Son of God, & thereupon, let us return to the thing which we have already touched which is, y• on the one side we might know how deer our salvation, & how precious our souls were unto him, when as he would bring himself into so great extremity for our sakes: and in acknowledging that that we have deserved, Let us see what our estate had been, if he had not holpen us. And in the mean while, let us rejoice, when as we see death to have no more power over us that may hurt us. In very deed, we should naturally always fear Death, and fly it: But it is to this end, that we should think upon that inestimable benefit which the Son of God hath purchased by his death: & always consider, that it cometh through death it self, which death importeth the wrath of God, & which wrath is as it were the gulf of hell.
Let vs therfore iustly weight ye sorow of the Sonne of God, & therevpon, let vs returne to the thing which wee haue already touched which is, y• on the one side we might knowe how déere our saluation, & how precious our soules were vnto him, when as hée woulde bring himselfe into so great extremitie for our sakes: and in acknowledging that that wee haue deserued, Let vs sée what our estate had béene, if hée had not holpen vs. And in the meane while, let vs reioyce, when as wée sée death to haue no more power ouer vs that may hurt vs. In verie déede, wée shoulde naturally alwayes feare Death, and flie it: But it is to this ende, that wee should thinke vpon that inestimable benefite whiche the Sonne of God hath purchased by his death: & alwaies consider, yt it commeth through death it selfe, which death importeth the wrath of God, & which wrath is as it were the gulfe of hell.
Moreover, that when we are to fight against this fear, we might ⟨p. 25⟩know that our Lord Jesus Christ hath so provided for all these fears, as that we might even in the middest of death it self, come with bold countenance before our God. True it is, that we should before all things humble our selves, and must as we have before said, be touched with the judgement of God, and with the terror thereof, if we intend to hate our sins, and be displeased with them: howbeit in the mean while when God calleth us unto him, we must then come with cheerful countenance. And see also what boldness is granted to all the faithful: