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Four godly sermons against the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teaching…Foure godlye sermons agaynst the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teachyng…
Four godly sermons against the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teaching them what commodities they shall find in Christs church, which were preached in French by the most famous clerk John Calvin, and translated first into Latin and afterward into English by divers godly learned men.Foure godlye sermons agaynst the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teachyng them what commodities thei shal find in Christes church, which were preached in French by the moste famous clarke Ihon Caluyne, and translated fyrst into Latine and afterward into Englishe by diuers godly learned men.
London: printed by Rouland Hall, 1561
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.
What shall we do in a strange country where we shall have no rents nor revenues? But the poor allegeth of the contrary: I have in deed very little but I am amongst my friends by whose ⟨image 87⟩liberality my poverty and necessity is relieved.
What shall we do in a strange countrey where we shall haue no rentes nor reuenewes? But the poore alledgeth of the contrarye: I haue in dede very lytle but I am amonges my frends by whose ⟨image 87⟩liberalitie my pouertye and necessitie is relieued.
My labour is so well known and can not be wanted that I can hear live of my labour. What shall I do amongst strange and unknown men, having neither Halfpenny nor Farthing, and shall be holpen by the acquaintance, friendship, favour or relief of none? And it may be in deed that such excuses may be partly true: And to reason no more about the matter that it is a thing very grievous and unpleasant not only to leave the country wherein thou waste borne, but also that place wherein by long and familiar conversation there seemeth, to be now gotten a certain disposition of nature.
My labour is so well knowen and can not be wanted that I can heare lyue of my labour. What shall I do amonges straunge and vnknowen men, hauynge neyther Halfepeny nor Farthyng, and shall be holpen by the acquaintaunce, frendshyppe, fauour or reliefe of none? And it may be in dede that suche excuses maye be partly trewe: And to reason no more aboute the matter that it is a thynge verye grieuous and vnpleasant not onely to leaue the countrey wherein thou waste borne, but also that place wherein by longe and familiar conuersation there semeth, to be nowe gotten a certayne disposition of nature.