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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.
Furthermore we be warned also too walk in patience, and that seeing God hath given us his holy spirit for an earnest penny, we must not be so hasty and impatient as we have bin wont too be. For if God handle us roughly, by and by we fall too grudging, and are very loth too suffer any thing: for we see how tender and nice we be of nature. But we must endure patiently, because God will not have us too come too his kingdom at one leap, as they say, but will have us too pass by this world through the mids of thorns and briers, so as we shall have much a do to get through, and we shall be in great distress. Seeing that he will have us led such a way, and yet notwithstanding giveth us so good a remedy as ought to suffice us, which is that he strengtheneth us in invincible constancy by his holy spirit: let us stand in a readiness too fight till the time of victory be fully come. It is true that our faith doth even now already get the upper hand: but we receive not yet the fruite• of it, neither do we fully enjoy it. Therefore we must determine with our selves too sigh and groan continually, and yet therewithal too rejoice also. For (why? too rejoice in our hearts, and also) too cry with S. Paul, alas wretched wight that I am, who shall deliver me from this prison of my body, are things that may match very well together. Therefore let every of us mourn, yea and be grieved at the hart, for that we be still so much given too our wicked lusts, and too the number of vices that are in us. And yet notwithstanding let us cease also •oo say that we thank God, and too be contented with his giving of such portion v•to us as ought too suffice us, and too tarry his leisure till he accomplish and perform the thing that he hath begun, seeing we have his holy spirit so dwelling in us, with a promise that we shall, never be destitute of him unto the end. Thus ye see how we be here encouraged too take hart of grace, and too walk in such constancy, as all the miseries of the world may not stop us of […], till we be ••me to our races ⟨image 53⟩end. And that is the cause why S. Paul speaketh purposely of redemption. It is true that we be redeemed by our Lord Jesus Christ,1 and he is given us for our redemption or ransom, as is said in another text: yet notwithstanding we have not the effect and full fruition of it as yet.