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…

Now, we think this to be but a small matter to understand, & every of us seeketh to stick unto such things as God would not have us know: we would fain control our Lord: and we think he had done better, if he had done otherwise, Mark, how it fareth with us. And therefore as I have said, If we would put this doctrine in practise, and not be curious, we must every of us bridle his nature, because it driveth us into such imaginations whereby, man is not contented to consider of God in the creation of the world, although these works therein are enough wherewith to satisfy us. But what? We forget even those his works which he wrought for our redemption (a work without length, depth, breadth, and height) and go about to enquire why God so greatly busied himself in the creation of the world,¹ seeing it is not yet seven thousand years since it was made. But let us note, that before God created the world, he had made Hell to throw such curious searchers into. And surely he had great reason in it: for over and besides, that this curiosity of entering into such thoughts is worthy reprehension, what a boldness is this to lift our selves up against GOD, in lifting up our selves against his works, as though we thought them not to be good?

Now, wée thinke this to bée but a small matter to vnderstand, & euery of vs séeketh to sticke vnto such thinges as God woulde not haue vs knowe: wée woulde faine contruoll our Lorde: and wee thinke hee had doone better, if hée had doone otherwise, Marke, how it fareth with vs. And therefore as I haue said, If we would put this doctrine in practise, and not bée curious, wée must euery of vs brydle his nature, because it driueth vs into such imaginations whereby, man is not contented to consider of God in the creation of the world, although these workes therein are enough wherewith to satisfie vs. But what? Wée forget euen those his workes which he wrought for our redemption (a worke without length, depth, breadth, and heigth) and goe about to enquire why God so greatly busied himselfe in the creation of the worlde,¹ séeing it is not yet seuen thousand yéeres since it was made. But let vs note, that before God created the worlde, hée had made Hell to throwe suche curious searchers into. And surely hée had great reason in it: for ouer and besides, that this curiositie of entring into such thoughts is worthie reprehension, what a boldnesse is this to lift our selues vp against GOD, in lifting vp our selues against his workes, as though wée thought them not to bee good?