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…

Paul meant here too cut of all occasions of the fond imaginations that men conceive in surmising themselves able too pacify Gods wrath by their own satisfactions and payments: and on the other side how he purposed too succour our feebleness. For although we be given too believe wondrous well of our own virtuousness, and too bear ourselves in hand that God is greatly beholden unto us: yet notwithstanding, when it cometh too the calling upon God in good earnest, and too the putting of our trust in him: then if Satan egg us too despair, and that we be tossed with troubles and temptations: we be so dismayed, that all the promises of the holy scripture, and all that is said unto us of the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, cannot make us too have any hope. S. Paul therefore too remedy this vice of unbelief which is too deeply rooted in us, doth here set before us the great treasures of Gods goodness, too the end that all the distrust which we can conceive, may be as it were swallowed up, seeing that God vouchsafeth too use so great bounteousness towards us.

Paule ment heere too cut of all occasions of the fond imaginations that men conceyue in surmizing themselues able too pacifye Gods wrath by their owne satisfactions and paymentes: and on the other syde how he purpozed too succour our feeblenesse. For although wee bee giuen too beleeue wonderous well of our owne vertuosusnesse, and too beare ourselues in hand that God is greatly beholden vntoo vs: yit notwithstanding, when it commeth too the calling vppon God in good earnest, and too the putting of our trust in him: then if Satan egge vs too despayre, and that wee bee tossed with trubbles and temptations: we be so dismayed, that all the promises of the holy scripture, and all that is said vntoo vs of the death and passion of our Lord Iesus Christ, cannot make vs too haue any hope. S. Paule therfore too remedie this vyce of vnbeleefe which is too deepely rooted in vs, doth heere set before vs the greate treasures of Gods goodnesse, too the end that all the distruste which wee can conceyue, may bee as it were swallowed vp, seing that God voutsafeth too vse so greate bounteousnes towards vs.

And hereupon he addeth, that he hath made the same grace too abound towards us in all wisdom and understanding. By these