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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 .xl. Sermon, which is the eight upon the fifth Chapter.
The .xl. Sermon, which is the eyght vppon the fifth Chapter.
25. Ye husbands love your wives, as Christ loved the Church, and gave himself for it. 26. Too sanctify it, cleansing it in the washing of water through the word. ⟨p. 284⟩27. Too make it too himself a glorious Church, without spot or wrinkle, or any thing el•e, but that it might be holy and unblamable.
25. Yee husbandes loue your vvyues, as Christ loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it. 26. Too sanctify it, clenzing it in the vvashing of vvater through the vvoord. ⟨p. 284⟩27. Too make it too himselfe a glorious Church, vvithout spot or vvrincle, or any thing el•e, but that it myght bee holy and vnblamable.
We have seen this morning how large matter of glorifying the infinite goodness of our God we have, if we consider by what means he hath drawn us from death, and taken us for his children, notwithstanding that we were cursed afore in Adam. And now Saint Paul setteth forth how we be made partakers of the grace that is purchased for us by our Lord Jesus Christ: namely by being washed and cleansed from our spots, too the end too be dedicated too his service in all holiness. Also he addeth the washing of water, because Baptism is a visible figure and record unto us, according too our rudeness and infirmity, too make us the better too perceive the grace of our God, which passeth all understanding of man. Now first of all there is the word Sanctify, which importeth that we should be separated from the world, too be knit unto the Son of God. And this doctrine is such, as we can never know it enough. For (as I have said afore) we must always compare the state wherein God findeth us, with the state whereto he calleth us: For from our mothers womb we […] nothing but utter wretchedness, we be cursed and detestablfore God. Therefore he draweth us out of the dungeon of death: from thence doth he gather us up too himself. And by the word Sanctify, S. Paul meaneth the change which ought as it were too ravish and too astonish us, as oft as we consider what we were, and what we should be still if God pitied us not.