Divers sermons of Master John Calvin, concerning the divinity, humanity, and nativity of our…Diuers sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, concerning the diuinitie, humanitie, and natiuitie of our…

yet without doubt, until such time as he casteth his eye upon us, we shall be altogether dulled in our sins, & never think ether of weeping or groaning, & although we have provoked the wrath of God, & although he hath bent his bow, and drawn his sword, yet will we still be negligent, until such time as our Lord Jesus christ causeth us to feel that he hath not forgotten us, & would not have us perish, but will draw us out of destruction. And to prove this to be so, we daily hear Sermons, by which we are exhorted to repentance: but how are we touched with them? nether were there ever, any mo admonitions: and besides, do not all thē creatures of God stir us up to come unto him? surely, if there were but one drop of wisdom in our minds, would not the very rising of the Sun call us to an acknowledgement of the worship of God. And besides, if we behold how the earth and the Elements do their duties, and the beasts and trees theirs, this were enough to show us that we must submit our selves unto his majesty, to the end he might be glorified in us: and yet we think no whit at all of it. But the Cock may crow as loud as he lust, and not the Cock alone, but God also causeth all his creatures both in heaven and earth to cry out, to exhort us to come unto him: and that which is more, he vouchsafeth to open his holy mouth both by his law, Prophets, & Gospel, and sayeth unto us, return unto me O ye people: and yet we see our selves to be so dull and blockish, as is monstrous. And therefore our Lord Jesus Christ must look upon us with his eye of mercy, as he did upon Peter, that he might draw out of us true groanings, to be witnesses of our repentance. For, where it is said, that Peter wept bitterly, it was ⟨p. 48⟩to this end to declare unto us the sorrow whereof Saint Paul speaketh, that is to salvation, and therefore we should not fly it,¹ but seek after it & although we naturally desire to be continually in pleasure, and to feel no cross, yet must we be brought to be sorrowful, for when God afflicteth us, our hearts must needs be grieved in that we have offended him: for this sorrow bringeth us to quietness, & maketh us to rejoice both before God & the Angels. And we shall anon see that Judas repented him, but it was after another and divers manner.

yet without doubt, vntil such time as he casteth his eie vpon vs, we shal be altogether dulled in our sinnes, & neuer think ether of wéeping or groning, & although wee haue prouoked the wrath of God, & although he hath bent his bow, and drawn his sword, yet wyll we still be negligent, vntil such time as our Lorde Iesus christ causeth vs to féele yt he hath not forgotten vs, & would not haue vs perish, but wyll draw vs out of destruction. And to proue this to be so, we dayly heare Sermons, by which we are exhorted to repentaunce: but how are we touched with them? nether were there euer, any mo admonitions: and besides, doo not al thē creatures of God stirre vs vp to come vnto him? surelye, if there were but one drop of wisdome in our mindes, would not the very rising of the Sunne call vs to an acknowledgement of the worship of God. And besides, if we beholde how the earth and the Elements doo their duties, and the beastes and trées theirs, this were enough to shew vs that we must submit our selues vnto his maiestie, to the end he might be gloryfyed in vs: and yet we thinke no whit at all of it. But the Cock may crow as lowde as hee lust, and not ye Cocke alone, but God also causeth al his creatures both in heauen and earth to crye out, to exhort vs to come vnto him: and that which is more, he vouchsafeth to open his holy mouth both by his law, Prophets, & Gospel, and saieth vnto vs, returne vnto mee O yée people: and yet we sée our selues to be so dull and blockish, as is monstrous. And therefore our Lorde Iesus Christ must looke vpon vs with his eye of mercy, as hée dyd vpon Péeter, that he might draw out of vs true gronings, to be witnesses of our repentaunce. For, where it is saide, that Peter wept bitterly, it was