The Institution of Christian Religion

Now if with both these considerations we diligently look upon our selves what we be, yea in the one consideration how we be nothing, and in the other how much we be magnified, I think our glorying seemeth to be tempered, but peradventure it is more increased. Truly it is perfectly stablished, ⟨image 199⟩that we glory not in our selves but in the Lord. If we think thus: if he hath determined to save us, we shall by and by be delivered: now in this we may take courage. But let us climb up into a higher watch tour, & seek for the city of God, seek for the temple, seek for the house, seek for the spouse. I have not forgotten, but I say it with fear & reverence, we I say be, but in the heart of God. We be, but by his allowing as worthy, not by our own worthiness.

Now if with both these consideraciōs we diligently loke vpon our selues what we be, yea in the one consideraciō how we be nothing, and in the other how much we be magnified, I thinke our glorieng semeth to be tempered, but paraduēture it is more encreased. Truely it is perfectly stablished, ⟨image 199⟩that we glorie not in our selues but in the Lord. If we thinke thus: if he hath determined to saue vs, we shal by and by be deliuered: now in this we may take courage. But let vs climbe vp into a hier watche toure, & seke for the citie of God, seke for the tēple, seke for ye house, seke for the spouse. I haue not forgottē, but I say it with feare & reuerēce, we I saye be, but in the heart of God. We be, but by his allowyng as worthy, not by our owne worthinesse.

Now, •he fear of the lord, whereof commonly in every place witness is borne to all the holy ones, & which is in some places called the beginning of wisdom & in some places wisdom it self,¹