Certain homilies of m. Joan Calvin containing profitable and necessary, admonitio[n] for this time,…Certaine homilies of m. Ioan Calvine conteining profitable and necessarie, admonitio[n] for this time,…

But those counterfeit religions / had never that commendation / power & authority / that god did at any time approve those services & congregations / or that faithful men did use & frequent them. Goo to let us proceed further. Although j should grant the idolatry of the papists to be unlike & differ from the superstition of the old gentles / yet can they not deny but god so earnestly did forbid the religion wickedly set up in be thel / as all other superstitions which were instituted & celebrated in other places. When the calves were erected in Dan & Bethel this was instituted & done under a certain colour of his name with had brought his people out of egypt & jet the same religion with was ere appointed is manifestly against the doctrine of the law. God doth condemn all those ye goeth thither to defile and pollute them selves. And truly the supper of Jesus Christ & the popish mass are no less repugnant and contrary the on to the other ⟨image 29⟩then the sacrifices of Moses and Jeroboam. From whence then is this vispensation and licence to goo and here mass under this colour that the supper of Jesus Christ is but transformed yea rather in deed deformed? But j say and affirm contrariwise / that all they that do fear god truly & honour him godlily / ought so much the more to hate & detest it / for that it doth more openly violate and profane the holy institution of Jesus Christ / then if it were not so repugnant and contrary unto the same. Wherefore let us keep this common rule generally / that all the ordinance and inventions of men proponed and taken in hand to corrupt the simple truth of gods word / & to pervert that religion which he requireth & alloweth / are very sacrileges with which the Christian man / may in no wise communicate / without that injury and contumely / which treadeth under feet gods honour most wickedly. I know well enough how grievous and untolerable this severe judgment seemeth to them / which would after their own lust and delicate mind / be more nicely and meekly spoken to and taught. Wherein what would they j should do? What moderation and lenity should j use? Truly now j perceive how tender and dainty they are / j covet so much as may ⟨image 29⟩be to spare them / but both j and they must be condemned so soon as god hath spoken: therefore if we will tender our own salvation / let us take it in good part.

But thos coūtrefet religions / had never yt cōmēdation / power & authoritie / yt god did at any time apꝓve thos services & cōgregations / or yt faithful mē did vse & frequēt them. Goo to let vs ꝓcede forther. Although j shold graūt the jdolatrie of the papistes to be vnlike & differ from the suꝑstition of the old gētles / yet cā thei not denye but god so earnestly dide forbid the religiō wickedly set vp ī be thel / as al other suꝑstitiōs which were īstituted & celebrated īother places. Whē ye calves were erected ī Dā & Bethel this was īstituted & done ūdre a certaīe colour of his naē wt had brought his people out of egipt & iet ye same religiō wt was yer appoīted is manifestly agaīst the doctrine of ye law. God doth cōdēne al thos ye goeth thither to defile and pollute them selves. And truly ye supper of Iesꝰ Christ & the popish mass arr no less repugnaūt and cōtrarie the on to the other