A17683:7
The lectures or daily sermons, of that reverend divine, D. John Calvin, pastor of…The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of…
The lectures or daily sermons, of that reverend divine, D. John Calvin, pastor of the Church of God in Geneva, upon the prophet Jonah, by N.B. student in Divinity. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. John, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of the Church of God in Geneua, vpon the prophet Ionas, by N.B. student in Diuinitie. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. Iohn, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.
London: printed by J. Charlewood for Edward White, 1578
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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.
¶ To the right honourable Sir Francis Walsingham knight, chief Secretary to the Queens most excellent Majesty, and of her Highness most Honourable privy Council: And to the right worshipful Sir John Broket, of Broket Hall, and Sir Henry Cock, Knights, N. B. Minister of the word of God in the town of Ridborne, wisheth grace and peace from God the father, through Jesus Christ.
¶ To the right honorable Sir Fraunces Walsingham knight, chiefe Secretary to the Queenes moste excellent Maiestie, and of her Highnesse most Honorable priuie Counsell: And to the right worshipful Sir Iohn Broket, of Broket Hall, and Sir Henrie Cocke, Knightes, N. B. Minister of the vvord of God in the towne of Ridborne, wisheth grace and peace from God the father, through Iesus Christ.
THE first view of this small book may move you right honourable Sir, to deem the same of small price if you measure (as the common forte of men do) the inward excellency by the outward appearance. Which thing I confess, at the first did some thing stay me from either the publishing or the exhibiting thereof unto any man: much less durst I presume to present the same unto the sight of any honourable personage. But when I more deeply considered the wisdom of godly men in our age, which judge not the conscience all together by the coat, nor the book by the binding, I then endeavoured without casting any moe doubts, to make that common to others, which first I privately red for mine own commodity. And truly if there be any thing that first moved me thereto, the ignorance together with the vanity of many of our own people was one, who being utterly unskilful of God and godliness, do yet apply their minds to the vain delights of this flattering world, quite forgetting ⟨image 3⟩both the justice of God which daily hangeth over them, and death which continually followeth and suddenly striketh them, yea, and eternal destruction which gapeth wide for them, and hopeth in the end to swallow them. It grieved me to see what baits are laid for them by the world, death, and hell, (as pride of life, and contempt of gods word) of purpose to entangle both their souls and bodies. As touching pride of life, I need not speak much thereof, it is to manifest. What man eeth it not?