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…

what shall our Lord Jesus Christ do, who is ordained too have the fullness of the Godhead dwelling in him,¹ and to shed forth all the gracious gifts of God his father upon us, too deal them unto every of us according too his measure, as is said of him in the .xiiii. Chapter of Saint John? Then if we come too Christ with belief in him, that is too say, if we receive the promises of the Gospel: let us assure our selves that he will dwell in us, even by the means of faith. But hereof we shall treat more fully in the fifth Chapter. Notwithstanding, this text could not have bin understood, unless I had noted the thing that I have briefly touched even now: that is too wit, that Jesus Christ dwelleth in us by faith, and that our receiving of him as he offereth (himself with) all his grace by the Gospel, is not alonely too look upon him aloof, or too have it told us, that he hath offered himself in sacrifice for us once for all: but too the end he should dwell in us by the power of his holy spirit, and we be knit unto him, and feel that he doth truly execute the office of a head towards us, so as we be members of his body, and live of his proper substance. That then is the cause why S. Paul added the word Faith, when he said, that Jesus Christ ought too dwell in us.

what shall our Lord Iesus Christ doo, who is ordeyned too haue the fulnesse of the Godhead dwelling in him,¹ and to shed foorth all the gracious giftes of God his father vppon vs, too deale them vntoo euery of vs according too his measure, as is sayd of him in the .xiiii. Chapter of Saint Iohn? Then if wee come too Christ with beleefe in him, that is too say, if wee receyue the promises of the Gospell: let vs assure our selues that he will dwell in vs, euen by the meanes of fayth. But hereof wee shall treate more fully in the fifth Chapter. Notwithstanding, this text could not haue bin vnderstoode, vnlesse I had noted the thing that I haue briefly touched euen now: that is too wit, that Iesus Christ dwelleth in vs by fayth, and that our receyuing of him as he offereth (himselfe with) all his grace by the Gospell, is not alonely too looke vppon him aloofe, or too haue it tolde vs, that he hath offered himselfe in sacrifyze for vs once for all: but too the end he should dwell in vs by the power of his holy spirit, and wee bee knit vntoo him, and feele that he dooth truely execute the office of a head towardes vs, so as we bee members of his body, and liue of his proper substance. That then is the cause why S. Paule added the woord Fayth, when he sayd, that Iesus Christ ought too dwell in vs.