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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, 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:1 for Saint Paul saith, That our Lord Jesus Christ hath prepared a crown for all those which look for his coming. Wherefore, if we hope not for life in coming before the heavenly Judge, without doubt he will refuse us, and not know us, neither will he allow of us, although we profess our selves to be Christians. And surely we cannot wait for our Lord Jesus Christ without we be resolved and persuaded that he hath so fought against the fears of death, that we are thereby made free, and that he obtained victory for us. And although we are to fight, to the end we might feel our infirmities, and thereby have recourse unto God, which might continually draw us to a true confession of our sins, so that God himself might be declared to him alone to be just: yet notwithstanding let us assure our selves that Jesus Christ hath so fought as that he hath got the victory, not only for himself, but for us also: And never doubt but that by this means we may now overcome all cares, fears, and terrors, and call upon God, seeing we are assured that he continually stretcheth forth his arms to embrace us. And here we see, what we must observe, which is, we must know that this is no speculative doctrine, when it is said, That our Lord Jesus Christ hath abidden the horrible fears of death, because he felt that he was before our judge as our pledge, to the end that in the power of that combat we might get advantage over our infirmities, & constantly abide in calling upon the name of God, doubting but that he will hear us, and be continually ready, of his goodness to receive us, unto himself: so that by that means we shall pass both through life and death, fire, and water:
Moreouer, yt when we are to fight against this feare, we might ⟨p. 25⟩