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,…

And let us mark well that it is said: The zeal of Gods house: to the end we should know that this is too be referred to the outward order which is in the church, to the end we should exercise our selves in the confession of our faith. I way not those mockers, who say that I can talk trimly of these matters, living at mine own ease: for they have no great ado with me, forasmuch as it is well known that I have no land here. And as much say I of all these philosophers who give sentence thereof, without knowledge of the cause. For seeing that they will not hearken unto God, who speaketh unto them, to teach them, I cite them too appear before his judgement seat, where they shall hear their sentence, against which there shall be no more question of reply. Seeing they will not now hear him as their master, they shall then understand him too be their judge in spite of their teethe. The best able and craftiest shall there find themselves overreached & deceived in their account. Let them be as well exercised and trained as can be, to overthrow or to darken the trueth: yet their Miniver hoodes and badges wherein they are wont so proudly to vaunt them selves, and in highly esteeming them selves to deceive them selves, shall not give them the victory. I speak this because my Lords the Counsellors, Judges, and Advocates not only enterprise too plead against GOD too have a privilege to mock him: but in rejecting the holy Scripture they spew out their blasphemies, as Sovereign and unrevocable determinations and sentences. And such manner of Idols will be so proud that when they have once spoken a word, they cannot abide that reason or trueth have any place. But ⟨p. 13⟩yet this I show them by the way that it were much better for them to think what an horrible vengeance is prepared for all those that turn the trueth of God into a lye. Let not these chamber and carpet Doctors take here any higher estate upon them then is fit for them. For this were to chatter against our heavenly master, to whom it is meet that all we give audience. These goodly titles avail nothing here too exempt any man from judgement: except it be that the Lord Abbots, Priors, Deans, and Archdeacons be constrained to lead the dance in this grievous condemnation that God shall pronounce.

And let vs marke well that it is saide: The zeale of Gods house: to the ende we shoulde knowe that this is too be referred to the outward order which is in the church, to the end wee shoulde exercise our selues in the confession of our faith. I way not those mockers, who say that I can talke trimly of these matters, liuing at mine own ease: for they haue no great adoe with me, forasmuche as it is well knowen that I haue no land heere. And as muche say I of all these philosophers who geue sentence thereof, without knowledge of the cause. For seeing that they will not hearken vnto God, who speaketh vnto them, to teache them, I cite them too appeare before his iudgemente seate, where they shall heare their sentence, against which there shalbe no more question of replie. Seeing they will not now heare him as their maister, they shal then vnderstande him too bee theyr iudge in spite of their teethe. The best able and craftiest shall there find thēselues ouerreached & deceiued in their accoūt. Let thē be as wel exercised and trained as can bee, to ouerthrowe or to darken the trueth: yet their Miniuer hoodes and badges wherin they are woont so proudly to vaunt them selues, and in highly esteeming them selues to deceiue them selues, shall not geue them the victory. I speake this because my Lordes the Counsellours, Iudges, and Aduocates not onely enterprise too pleade against GOD too haue a priuiledge to mocke him: but in reiecting the holy Scripture they spewe out their blaspemies, as Soueraigne and vnreuocable determinations and sentences. And suche manner of Idolles wyll bee so prowde that when they haue once spoken a woorde, they cannot abide that reason or trueth haue anye place. But