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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.
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: 2other wandered up and down hither and thither, in Wilderness by mountains and Caves. Let us now enter to make comparison of them with us. If they suffered for the truth of God, which was yet so dark at that time, what ought we to do in this great light that shineth now? God hath spoken unto us as it were with a full mouth, the great Gate of the kingdom of heaven is ⟨image 15⟩opened, Jesus Christ hath called us unto him, being come down unto us, to the end that we should have him as it were present before our eyes. And what a shame shall it be unto us to have less zeal to suffer for the Gospel then they had, which only saluted and beheld the promises of God, as it were a far off? Which had but a little Wicket open to come to the kingdom of heaven? which had nothing but a certain remembrance and figure of Jesus Christ? These things cannot be expressed with mouth as they are worthy: wherefore I leave them for every one to meditate upon.
Some (sayth he) were hanged vp like belles and racked, 1making no account to be deliuered, to the ende they might receiue a better resurrection. Others were tried by mockings and scourgings: yea by bondes and prisonment: others were stoned or hewen asunder: 2other wandred vp and down hither and thither, in Wildernes by mountains and Caues. Let vs nowe enter to make comparison of them with vs. If they suffered for the truth of God, whiche was yet so darke at that time, what ought wee to doe in this greate lighte that shineth nowe? God hath spoken vnto vs as it were with a full mouth, the great Gate of the kingdome of heauen is ⟨image 15⟩opened, Iesus Christe hath called vs vnto him, beeing come down vnto vs, to the end that we shoulde haue him as it were present before our eies. And what a shame shal it be vnto vs to haue lesse zeale to suffer for the Gospel then they had, which onely saluted and behelde the promises of God, as it were a farre off? Whiche had but a little Wicket open to come to the kingdome of heauen? which had nothing but a certeine remembrance and figure of Iesus Christe? These thinges cannot bee expressed with mouth as they are woorthy: wherefore I leaue them for euery one to meditate vppon.