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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
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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.
A SERMON of the Famous and godly learned man, Master Iohn Caluine, Chiefe minister and Pastour of Christes Church at Geneua, conteining an exhortation to suffer persecution.
Heb. 13.13. Go ye out of the Tents after Christ, bearing his rebuke.
All exhortations that a man may make to us, of suffering patiently for the name of Jesus Christ,1 and for the quarrel of the Gospel, they shall have no place, if we be not very well assured of the cause, for the which we do contend, for when the question is of yielding the life, it is requisite, that we be resolved and certain, wherefore it is. And such ⟨image 3⟩constancy cannot be in us, unless it be grounded on the certainty of faith. True it is, that a man shall find out some that will submit themselves foolishly to death,2 For to maintain certain fond opinions, & fantasies, which they shall conceive in their head, but such an earnestness deserveth rather to be counted for frenzy, then for a Christian zeal, like as in deed, there is neither constancy neither approved judgement in such people, who gave themself, so to stubbornness, Sithen this is so, there is nothing but a good cause, which maketh that God accepteth us for his Martyrs: for death is common to all.3