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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.
19 Then are you no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the Saints, and the household folk of God▪ 20 Builded upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets whereof Jesus Christ himself is the head corner stone. 21 In whom the whole building being knit together, groweth into a holy Temple too the Lord: 22 In whom you also are builded together, for a dwelling place of God, in spirit.
19 Then are you no more straungers and forreyners, but fellowe citizens with the Saints, and the household folke of God▪ 20 Buylded vppon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets wherof Iesus Christ himselfe is the head corner stone. 21 In vvhom the whole building being knit toogither, groweth intoo a holy Temple too the Lord: 22 In vvhom you also are builded togither, for a dvvelling place of God, in spirit.
We have seen here already, how the holy Ghost by the mouth of S. Paul, setteth us out a looking glass wherein too behold the infinite goodness of our God, in pulling us back from the d•••eons of death, to make us his children and heirs of the heavenly life. For this cause it is say• ▪ that when we be received into the Church, it is all one as if we were made Citizens, not of some earthly City, but even of heaven, too be companions […] all the […] and faithful servants of God, yea and with ⟨p. 103⟩all the Angels of Paradise. And because the Church is called not only Gods City, but also his house: therefore Paul addeth, that we be his household folk, thereby too enhance the grace and favour that God hath uttered towards us. For, […] gathered into Gods house, and too have him near unto us, and too have familiar acc•sse continually unto him, is much more for us than if we were but generally of some City of his. We see then, that because men do never sufficiently esteem the spiritual good that we receive by our Lord Jesus Christ: S. Paul meant to show here, how it is good reason that we should make more account of the adoption whereby God hath so gathered us together by means of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may now be familiarly conversant with him by hope: than by all the whole world.