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A sermon of the famous and Godly learned man, master John Calvin chief Minister…A sermon of the famous and Godly learned man, master Iohn Caluine chiefe Minister…
A sermon of the famous and Godly learned man, master John Calvin chief Minister and Pastor of Christs church at Geneva, containing an exhortation to suffer persecution for following Jesus Christ and his Gospel, upon this text following. Heb. 13. 13. Go ye out of the tents after Christ, bearing his rebuke. Translated out of French into english,A sermon of the famous and Godly learned man, master Iohn Caluine chiefe Minister and Pastour of Christs church at Geneua, conteining an exhortation to suffer persecution for followinge Iesus Christe and his Gospell, vpon this text following. Heb. 13. 13. Go ye out of the tents after Christe, bearing his rebuke. Translated out of French into english,
London: printed by Robert Waldegrave for Edward White, 1581London: printed by Robert VValdegraue for Edward VVhite, 1581
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.
Paul speaketh thereof, the eight Chapter to the Romans, 1That God hath ordained all those whom he hath chosen, for his children, for to be made conformable to him, who is the patron and head of us all, are we so delicate that we will not suffer nothing, it behoveth us to declare the grace of God, by the which he hath called us unto the hope of salvation For these be two things that can not be separated,2 for to be the member of Jesus Christ and to be exercised with many afflictions. Certainly we ought a great deal more esteem such a conformity with the son of God, then we otherwise do, It is true that after the judgement of the world, it is shame to suffer for the Gospel, but sithen ⟨p. 7⟩that we know that the faithless be blind, should we not have better eyes then they,3 It is ignominy to be afflicted by them which occupy the seat of righteousness, but Saint Paul showeth us by his example that we have to glory in the wounds of Jesus Christ, as in the marks. by the which God acknowledgeth, and alloweth us for his. And we know what S. Luke rehearseth of Peter and John, that is, how they rejoiced of that they were counted worthy to suffer infamy and reproach for the name of the Lord Jesus, behold two contrary things, Ignominy, and dignity:4 verily for as the world is foolish, it judgeth against all reason & by this means converteth the glory of God, to dishonour, Then of our part, let us not refuse to be despised before the world, that we may be honoured before God, and his angels, We see what pain ambitious men do take for to obtain the order of a King, and what triumphs, they make therein. The son of God offereth us his order, and every body refuseth it. I pray you in this doing are we worthy to have any thing common with him? our sensuality can not bite here, but is of such ⟨image 9⟩balure that the same, be the very badges of our nobleness, imprisonment, banishment & cursings, do not bring after mans fancies, but all reproach: