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Of the Life or Conversation of a Christian Man
Of the life or conversation of a Christen man, a right godly treatise, written [sic] in the latin tongue, by master John Calvin, a man of right excellent learning and of no less godly conversation. Translated into English by Thomas Broke Esquire Paymaster of Dover. An[no] M. D. XLix. The first day of JanuaryOf the life or conuersation of a Christen man, a right godly treatise, wyrtten [sic] in the latin tonge, by maister Iohn Caluyne, a man of ryghte excellente learnynge and of no lesse godly conuersation. Translated into English by Thomas Broke Esquier Paymaister of Douer. An[no] M. D. XLix. The first day of Ianuary
London: printed by John Daye and, 1549London: printed by Iohn Daye and, 1549
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that ⟨image 77⟩all things were created for us, to the intent that we might know & knowledge God to be the giver of them: and should for his great love towards us, give unto him thanks. But where is thy giving of thanks: if with meats or drinks, thou so fill thy paunch, that either thou hast astonied all thy senses, and so hast mind of nothing: or else, art, at the lest way, unmeet and unable to do works of Godliness, & of thy vocation? where is thy considering of God, if thy flesh, through overmuch cramming in, bubbling out filthy and unlawful lusts, do infect so the mind with her uncleanness, that thou canst behold or regard no justice, nor honesty? where is in our apparel, our thankfulness toward God, if by the sumptuous garnishing of them, we both overmuch ⟨image 77⟩stand in our own conceits: & also disdain other? if also by the gorgeousness, and trickenes, thereof, we prepare our selves to filthiness of living? where is our considering of God, if our minds be set in the gallantness & beautifulness of them? The self same thing, is also to be considered in other things. Wherefore it is plain, that here now, the liberty of abusing things, is some what restrained.
that ⟨image 77⟩all thynges were created for vs, to the intēt that we myght know & knowledge God to be the geuer of them: and shoulde for hys greate loue towardes vs, geue vnto hym thankes. But wher is thy geuinge of thankes: if with meates or drinckes, thou so fylle thy paunch, that either thou hast astonied al thy senses, and so hast mynde of nothinge: or else, art, at the leste waye, vnmete and vnable to do worckes of Godlynes, & of thy vocation? where is thy consideryng of God, if thy fleshe, through ouermuche crammyng in, bublynge out filthy and vnleful lustes, do infect so the mind with hir vncleanes, yt thou canst behold or regarde no iustice, nor honesty? where is in our apparel, our thankfulnes toward God, if by the sumptuous garnishynge of them, we boeth ouermuche ⟨image 77⟩stande in oure owne conceites: & also disdayne other? if also by the gorgiousnes, and trickenes, therof, we prepare oure selues to filthines of liuing? where is our considering of God, if our myndes be set in the galātnes & beutifulnes of them? The selfe same thing, is also to be considered in other thynges. Wherefore it is playne, that here nowe, the libertie of abusyng thynges, is some what restrayned.