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,…

Of what sort are they that do not only hide the profession of the Christian religion / & showeth no token ye rof before men / but also committeth many things / & those most contrary & unseemly / This therefore resteth that gods children which live where yes impurities & abominations remain / do mourn ⟨image 30⟩after the example of the godly man •oth / and also speak so freely against so many & so great abominable vices of men / as god shall give to them power & opportunity. Let us now come to show certain kinds of idolatries / which are of most estimation in yt is days. Among which sort / the mass is chief / whereof j have touched something before. For although it be so famous & notable blasp. both in absurdity & greatness of mischief that nothing can be imagined mor fowl & wicked / yet still beyer patrons found for an evil cause / which do trifle forth in this pert. But will they nil they / they shall be compelled to confess this that j say / yea the mass by it self is a denial of Je. Christs death / & a certain sacrilege invented & ordained by satan to abolish the sacrament of the sup. Nether are they able to deny but that ere invocation of saints / & suffrages for the dead / are wicked abuses / whereby yt invocation of of gods name / a thing of all o ere most holy is profaned And they who among the papists. do defile them selves with yes abominations do think them selves guilty of no fault. What should we do say they? It is not lawful for us to correct & amend those things / with we know evil & faulty / we are private men & they have the power & public authority do earnestly defend yes things. Therefore we must suffer that violent necessity. I grant all this to be true. But j say this is not to the purpose. It belongeth not to ⟨image 31⟩their office to correct and appoint a common order for the people / nether doth any man require this at their hand / yet nevertheless they are admonished to amend them selves / and to institute an honest and mannerly behaviour of private life / which thing without, all doubt pertaineth to their duty. Nether do we command them to cleanse the temples and the common streets / but that every man keep his own body and hart in purity and holiness / and labour by all means that god may be honoured / served / & obeyed / in his own house.

Of what sort ar yei yt do not ōly hide ye ꝓfessiō of ye Christiā religiō / & sheweth no tokē ye rof before mē / but also cōmitteth many things / & thosmost cōtrarie & vnsemely / This yerfore resteth that gods childr̄e wc live wher yes impurities & abomīatiōs remaī / doo mourne