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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.
God had well said before by Zechariah, He that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye. 1But this is yet more plain, that if we suffer for the Gospel, it is as if the Son of God were there in his own person. Wherefore let us know that Jesus Christ must forget himself, if he should not ⟨p. 18⟩think of us when we are in prison, or in danger of death for his cause: And let us know that God taketh to his own heart all the outrages that Tyrants do unto us, as if they were fastened to his own son.
God had well sayde before by Zacharie, He that toucheth you, toucheth the ayple of mine eye. 1But this is yet more plaine, that if we suffer for the Gospell, it is as if the Sonne of God were there in his own person. Wherefore let vs knowe that Iesus Christ must forget himselfe, if he should not ⟨p. 18⟩thinke of vs when wee are in prison, or in danger of death for his cause: And let vs knowe that God taketh to his owne heart all the outrages that Tyrantes doe vnto vs, as if they were fastened to his owne sonne.
- 1A notable example.
Let us come to the second point that God in his promises hath set forth unto us for our consolation: that is, that he will so sustain us by the power of his holy spirit that our enemies whatsoever they do, or Satan their head, yet shall they not get the upper hand over us. And in deed we see how he displayeth his graces in such a need. For such invincible constancy as is in the true martyrs, is a sufficient show that God worketh mightily in them. There are two grievous things to the flesh in persecutions: too wit, the one the rebukes and shame of men, and the other the torments that the body endureth. But God promiseth us, such assistance that through patience we shall overcome both the one and the other. And he performeth in deed that which he hath promised unto us. Let us therefore take this buckler too repulse and put back all fears, wherewith