Four sermons of Master John Calvin entreating of matters very profitable for our time,…Foure sermons of Maister Iohn Caluin entreating of matters very profitable for our time,…

Now because that it is impossible for a Christian man dwelling under the tyranny of Antichrist, too make a right ⟨image 6⟩and pure confession of his faith, but that incontinent he must be in danger to be persecuted, I have adjoined another second Sermon, for to exhort all the faithful, more too esteem the honour and service of God then their own life, and to fortify themselves against all temptations. And in deed whereas many think it strange that they be not suffered to disguise themselves & to play the counterfeits, it is not, for that they are not convinced, that the duty of the children of God is too worship him only in all plainness and simplicity, withdrawing themselves from all pollutions and Idolatry: but it is, because they see they cannot do the duty of Christians, but they must kindle the rage of the wicked against them. Now they would fly the cross as much as they could, I therefore seeing that the doctrine of the pure worshipping God should be altogether unprofitable, unless that men be settled to despise this brittle & transitory life, too seek the kingdom of God and to follow Jesus Christ to the Cross, to come unto the glory of his resurrection: I have added the second sermon to exhort them which at this day are over weak to courage and constancy.

Nowe because that it is impossible for a Christian man dwelling vnder the tyranny of Antichriste, too make a right ⟨image 6⟩and pure confession of his faith, but that incontinent hee must bee in daunger to be persecuted, I haue adioyned another second Sermon, for to exhort all the faithfull, more too esteeme the honor and seruice of God then theyr owne life, and to fortifie themselues against all temptations. And in deede whereas many thinke it strange that they be not suffered to disguise thēselues & to play the coūterfaites, it is not, for that they are not conuinced, that the duetie of the children of God is too worship him onely in all plainesse and simplicitie, withdrawing themselues from all pollutions and Idolatry: but it is, because they see they cannot doe the dutie of Christians, but they must kindle the rage of the wicked against them. Nowe they woulde flye the crosse as muche as they coulde, I therefore seeing that the doctrine of the pure worshipping God shoulde be altogeather vnprofitable, vnlesse that men be setled to despise this brickle & trāsitory life, too seeke the kingdome of God and to follow Iesus Christe to the Crosse, to come vnto the glory of his resurrection: I haue added the second sermon to exhort them which at this day are ouer weake to courage and constancie.