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,…

Nether also Christ / when he pronounceth them blessed which suffer persecution for right eousnes sake / doth propound such a sentence as the opinion of the world would allow or receive.

Nether also Christe / whē he pronounceth thē blessed which suffer ꝑsequution for right eousnes sake / doth propownd soche a sentenc as ye opinion of the world wold allowe or receav.

Yea he will have us to think / that to be the cheffest felicity / which we judge the greatest misery. We think our selves most miserable / when god doth suffer us to be afflicted and oppressed with the tyranny and cruelty of our enemies. But we do wonderfully err in this / that we set not before our eyes gods promises / with do plainly confirm unto us / that all things shall come to our profit / joy / and salvation. We cast down our stomachs and despair when we see wicked & naughty men / to have the overhand on us / & to do that cruelty to us that they seem to tread down our neck with their feet. But this same most cruel vexation of the wicked / and so great trouble and confusion of things / as s. Paul warneth / ⟨image 50⟩ought rather to confirm our minds raise up & lift them in to heaven. For by cause of our own nature we are bent to the study & love of things present / & are so inflamed that with our whole knowledge / mind & cogitation / we are occupied in to much leaving & using this vanity: god / when he suffereth us to be thus evil vexed & handled / & the wicked to grow & flourish in all things / doth teach & admonish us by thes plain & notable sings of his most just judgement / that / that day shall once come / when all things that be now troubled & confused / shall be settled. But if that same time seem far & long to / let us fly to the remedy / & let us not flatter our selves in our vice. For this is certain that we have no faith at all onless we cast the eyes of our mī de to ye honourable coming of Jesus Christ.

Yea he wil have vs to thinke / that to be ye cheffest felicitie / which we judge the greatest miserie. We think our selves most miserable / whē god doth suffre vs to be afflicted and oppressed with the tyrānye and crueltie of our enemies. But we do wondrefully erre in this / yt we set not befor our eies gods promises / wt do plainli confirme vnto vs / that al things shal come to our profect / joye / and salvatiō. We cast down our stomakes and dispare when we see wicked & naughty men / to have the overhand on vs / & to do yt crueltie to vsyt thei seme to tread down our neck with their feet. But this same most cruel vexation of the wicked / and so great trouble and cōfusion of thīgs / as s. Paul warneth /