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The mind of the godly and excellent learned man M. John Calvin what a…The mynde of the godly and excellent lerned man M. Ihon Caluyne what a…
The mind of the godly and excellent learned man M. John Calvin what a faithful man, which is instruct in the word of God, ought to do, dwelling amongest the papists.The mynde of the godly and excellent lerned man M. Ihon Caluyne what a faithfull man, whiche is instructe in the worde of God, ought to do, dwellinge amongest the papistes.
Ippyswiche: printed by John Oswen, 1548Ippyswiche: printed by Ihon Oswen, 1548
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Now, after all these cavillations be beaten down, my Lady worldly wisdom cometh in with her five eggs, bringing in a perilous reason. What good should come of it, if every one would declare him self for to serve God purely? I answer with one word, that if it pleased God, there might follow of it much persecution, and that some might be constrained to flee, forsaking all their goods: either might be pointed at with the finger some put in prison, other banished, yea, and some might ⟨image 63⟩lose their lives. I understand, even as I have said if that God would suffer it, but we ought to give this honour unto God, to commit unto him all that might come of it: trusting that he would so order the matter, that he evil (which we feared) should not come to pass for this is the refuge, where unto our father Abraham bringeth us by his example,1 who having commandment to kill his own son, when he was demanded in the way, what he would sacrifice, said. The lord shall provide. It is truly a sentence, which ought to be written in our hearts, that it might come unto our memory by and by incontinently, when we be amazed in any thing: & ⟨image 64⟩driven as it were unto an extremity, if we could do so, that is to wit, to caste all our care upon God nothing doubting but that he were wise enough, for to direct us unto a good end, when we be destitute of counsel and in perplexity, he would not fail us more then he did his servant Abraham, in delivering him from all heaviness, when it was against all the help of man. But because of our unbelief, we be not worthy to feel the goodness of God toward us. When our Lord commandeth us any thing, think we, that he seeth not the dangers before hand, or else that he doeth not consider them? And when he seeth them, think we, that he is ⟨image 64⟩not able to pluck us out of them? And that more is, will we make him a liar, as though he would not keep his promise that he made unto us, for to preserve them that follow his ways? wherefore in stead of alleging, what shall become of us, if we serve God, let us learn to say, seeing that all counsel doeth fail us, God hath some other in store for us. Are we in straight / out of the which we think there is no way, to escape out?