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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.
Now there are not only two or three of them, but a thick and great cloud, as the Apostle saith in the epistle to the Hebr. Whereby he signifieth that the number is so great, that it ought as it were even to stop up our eyes. And that I be not to tedious, I will take only the example of the Jews which were persecuted for true religion, ⟨p. 13⟩as well under the Tyranny of Antiocbus the King, as also a little after his death. We cannot allege that it was a small number of people: for there were then as it were a great army of martyrs. We cannot say that it was of Prophets, whom God had separated from the common people: for the women and young infants were of this company. We cannot say that they were let go for any prise: for they were tormented as cruelly as was possible. We hear also that which the Apostle showeth us of.
Now there are not onely two or three of them, but a thicke and great cloude, as the Apostle sayth in the epistle to the Hebr. Whereby he signifieth that the number is so great, yt it ought as it were euen to stop vp our eyes. And that I be not to tedious, I will take onely the example of the Iewes which were persecuted for true religion, ⟨p. 13⟩as well vnder the Tyranny of Antiocbus the King, as also a little after his death. We cannot alleage that it was a smal number of people: for there were then as it wer a great army of martyrs. Wee cannot say that it was of Prophets, whome God had seperated from the common people: for the women and yong infants were of this company. We cannot say that they were let go for any pryse: for they were tormented as cruelly as was possible. We hear also that which the Apostle sheweth vs of.
Some (saith he) were hanged up like belles and racked, 1making no account to be delivered, to the end they might receive a better resurrection. Others were tried by mockings and scourgings: yea by bonds and prisonment: others were stoned or hewen asunder: