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,…

The third Sermon is too declare what a treasure it is to have liberty not only to serve God purely and too make public confession of his faith: but also to be in a well ordered and governed Church, where the word of God is preached and the Sacraments are administered as they ought: seeing that these are the means by which the children of god may strengthen themselves in the faith, and be stirred up too live and to die in his obedience. Now it seemed unto me that this Argument was very necessary at this day, because there are many Christians in imagination, which flout at them which take pain to go into a strange country and far of to enjoy such liberty,

The thirde Sermon is too declare what a treasure it is to haue libertie not onely to serue God purely and too make publique confession of his faith: but also to be in a well ordered and gouerned Churche, where the woorde of God is preached and the Sacramēts are administred as they ought: seeing that these are the meanes by which the childrē of god may strengthen themselues in the faith, and bee stirred vp too liue and to die in his obedience. Now it seemed vntoo me that this Argument was very necessary at this day, because there are many Christians in immagination, whiche flout at them which take paine to goe into a straunge countrey and farre of to enioy such libertie,

Now because there are many withholden and hindered from following of this benefit which God so much esteemeth, for the too great regard that they have to their ease & commodities: or rather for the fear and doubt which they have, that any thing should be wanting unto them: and others ⟨image 7⟩are so delicate that if all fall not out to their desire, they whine and murmur, or rather fall to plain wickedness: I have added the fourth Sermon too show unto Christians how they ought to be armed against all offences, patiently too bear all the troubles that may happen unto them, so that God give them this grace to maintain them in his house. So the sum of the fourth Sermon is, that when we have this privilege to hear the word of God purely preached, to call upon his name and too use the Sacraments, that this is a benefit recompensing all the vexations, troubles and griefs, that Satan shall be able to stir up against us.