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The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the…The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the…
The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur GoldingThe sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur Golding
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Lucas Harison, 1577
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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.
The .xiiii. Sermon, which is the sixth upon the second Chapter.
The .xiiii. Sermon, which is the sixth vppon the second Chapter.
16 Jesus Christ hath reconciled us both in one body, too the end, too knit both the one and the other unto God by his cross, killing the enmity thereby. 17 And being come, be preached peace too you that were far of, and too them that were near hand. 18 For by him both twain of us have access too the father in one spirit. 19 Therefore ye be no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the Saints, and household folk of God.
16 Iesus Christ hath reconcyled vs both in one body, too the end, too knit both the one and the other vntoo God by his crosse, killing the enmitie therby. 17 And being come, be preached peace too you that were farre of, and too them that were nere hand. 18 For by him both twayne of vs haue accesse too the father in one spirit. 19 Therfore yee be no more straungers and forreyners, but fellowe citizens with the Saints, and household folke of God.
We have seen this morning, how S. Paul hath told unto such as were erst without hope of salvation, that they were so much the more bound unto God for his calling of them too be of the number of his children, seeing it was not a common and ordinary thing, nor a thing that was looked for. On the other side he did also beat down all pride, too the intent that the Jews might not think in themselves, that the privilege of adoption was of their own purchasing, nor vaunt themselves though God had preferred them before all the rest of the world. And now going forward still with the same matter, he sayeth, that we were reconciled, as well the one side as the other, by the death of Jesus Christ, and that in so doing he hath knit us together into one body, putting all enmity too death by his cross. This serveth too express better the thing that we have seen already. He had said that we must come unto God by the means of our Lord Jesus Christ: for without him we be all a far of, as well Jews as Gentiles, because we be all sinners, and God in an enemy too us, till his wrath be appeased towards us. Now S. Paul showeth, that that is done by his bearing of our sins upon his cross. For it is by his obedience, that all our iniquities are put away, and it is by his sacrifice, that our sins are washed away.