The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the…The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the…

Our resorting unto Sermons, must be, not only too hear the things that we knew not: but also too be stirred up too do our duty, and too be wakened when we be slothful and drowsy, by good and holy warnings, and too be r• buked, if there be any stubbornness and malice in us. And that is the thing which Saint Paul telleth us here, which every of us ought too have engraven in our hearts. For it is a thing which all of us understand by our mother ⟨p. 305⟩wit, that children ought too be obedient and subject too their fathers and mothers, and also that there ought too be such gentleness in those that have children too govern, as too use them mildly, and not too give them cause of frowardness, through their over great roughness. This (say I) is known well enough of all men: but yet is not the warning that is given us here, more than needeth: For who is he that dischargeth himself of the things that are told us here by Saint Paul? Fathers and Mothers do divers times mar their children with cockering them, and make them such Cockneys, as they lead them too utter undoing. Again, sometimes they be in such cholers and heats with them without measure or discretion, that they have no hold of themselves, nor no indifferent dealing with them as there ought too be. As for children, although it be sufficiently proved too them, that they ought too be obedient and subject too their parents, doth not the world see how they despise them, & as it were hold utter scorn of them? Neither are there almost any, which hold themselves in awe, and yield a right reverence too their fathers and mothers, in respect that God hath bound them too it, and that they ought too do it. Therefore sith we see here, that Saint Paul exhorteth the faithful too things that are so common: therein we may perceive the frowardness of our own nature. For th•se are such things as we ought not too be put in mind of them, but every of us ought too be inclined of himself too do his duty without warning. Gods spirit then rebuketh us for being so fleshly, that although we know a thing too be as rightful as may be, yet we cannot give our selves too it. Wherefore let us endeavour to fight against our own vices. For it is not enough for us too have learned what we ought too do: but also, forasmuch as there is much fighting and striving in our selves against it:

OUr resorting vntoo Sermons, must bee, not onely too heare the things that wee knewe not: but also too bee stirred vp too doo our dewtie, and too bee wakened when wee bee sothfull and drowzie, by good and holy warnings, and too bee r buked, if there bee any stubbornnesse and malice in vs. And that is the thing which Saint Paule telleth vs heere, which euery of vs ought too haue ingrauen in our hartes. For it is a thing which all of vs vnderstand by our moother