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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…
The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur GoldingThe sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur Golding
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Lucas Harison, 1577
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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.
A man might move other questions here. For we see some that ⟨image 328⟩are disobedient too their fathers and mothers, which notwithstanding do live still, and othersome which are of a good, gentle, and tractable nature, do dye: so as God should seem too disannul the promise that he made in his law. The answer hereto is this. That God doth them no wrong whom he calleth out of this world too take up to himself, neither doth he appair their state. But too the intent we may have an evidenter and easier answer: let us mark that things fall not always out alike as in respect of temporal promises.1 As for example: God promiseth too prosper all them that serve and love him in singleness of hart. And how falls this out? We see a number of poor believers, which are wretched too the worldward, and rejected and despised of all men. And where is this promise of God? As I said, we must always have this condition added, that God giveth us whatsoever he knoweth too be expedient for us. There are two sorts of Gods promises: and we must mark well that. Some of Gods promises belong too the salvation of our souls, as his receiving of us too mercy, his pardoning of our sins, his showing of us his will, his giving of us power too withstand Satan, and his strengthening of us against all temptations, by holding us up with strong hand, that we may never quail: in all these things we must firmly and steadfastly believe that God will perform whatsoever he sayeth, yea and far more than our understanding can see or conceive. God then will surmount all our wit and capacity, in things concerning the everlasting salvation of our souls.
A man myght moue other questions heere. For wee see some that ⟨image 328⟩are disobedient too their fathers and mothers, which notwithstanding doo lyue still, and othersome which are of a good, gentle, and tractable nature, doo dye: so as God should seeme too disanull the promis that he made in his lawe. The answere heretoo is this. That God dooth them no wrong whom he calleth out of this world too take vp to himselfe, nother dooth he appayre their state. But too the intent wee may haue an euidenter and easyer answer: let vs marke that things fall not alwayes out alyke as in respect of temporall promyses.