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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,…
Certain homilies of m. Joan Calvin containing profitable and necessary, admonitio[n] for this time, with an apology of Robert Horn.Certaine homilies of m. Ioan Calvine conteining profitable and necessarie, admonitio[n] for this time, with an apologie of Robert Horn.
printed by J. Lambrecht? for Hugh Singleton?, 1553
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.
For we do little know / how God doth esteem this confession / when our life which is of no value / is more set by and dear unto us.
For we do litle know / how God doth esteme this confession / when our lyfe whiche is of no value / is more set by and dear vnto vs.
Wherein our wonderful and beastly foolishness is showed: for we can not in this sort spare our life / but we must needs confess that we set more thereby / then by gods honour and our own salvation. A certain heathen man could use ⟨image 44⟩this saying / that it is a miserable thing / to forsake and betray the causes why we live for the conservation of life. Yet he and his like did never know truly / to what end men were set in the world / and where for they lived there in. They might well say / that virtue is to be esteemed & followed / and that we ought to live an honest life / without blame. But all there virtues were nothing ells / but colours and shadows. But we have better understanding / whereunto our life must be referred / which is / that we honour God / with all praise and glory / that he him self may be our glory.
Wherin our wondrefull and beastly folishnes is shewed: for we can not in this sort spare our lyfe / but we must nedes confess that we sett more therby / then by gods honour and our own salvation. A certain hethen man could vse ⟨image 44⟩this saing / that it is a miserable thing / to forsake and betray the causes why we lyve for the conservation of lyfe. Yet he and his lyk did never know truly / to what end men wer set in ye world / and wher for thei lived ther in. Thei might well say / that vertue is to be estemed & folowed / and that we ought to lyve an honest lyfe / without blame. But all ther vertues wer nothing ells / but colours and shadowes. But we have better vndrestanding / whervnto our lyfe must be referred / whiche is / that we honour God / with all prayse and glorye / that he him selfe may be our glorye.