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…

For •ods gifts are too be esteemed wheresoever they be seen,¹ according too the fifteenth Psalm, where it is said, that we must love such as fear God, and abhor such as are wicked. Then if we see the tokens that God hath put into his faithful, whereby he cometh near them: is it not meet that we also on our side should be stirred up too love them? Too be short, we see that S. Paul hath comprised here the whole rule of good and holy conversation: that is too wit, that first of all we must give over our selves wholly to our God, to stick steadfastly unto him: And secondly live evenly and uprightly with our neighbours, abstaining from all evil doing, and endeavouring too do good too all men, according too our power and ability. And how may that come too pass? Even by knowing our heavenly father, and by acknowledging the infinite good turns which he hath done us, and whereof he vouchsafeth too make us partakers daily, so as all our whole life depend upon him, & he only be the party at whose hand we look for everlasting salvation, by calling upon him, and by yielding him thanks all our life long. Let that serve for the first point.

For •ods gyftes are too bee esteemed wheresoeuer they bee seene,¹ accor•ing too the fifteenth Psalme, where it is said, that wee must loue such as feare God, and abhorre such as are wicked. Then if wee see the tokens that God hath put intoo his faithfull, whereby he commeth neere them: is it not meete that wee also on our side shoulde be stirred vp too loue them? Too bee short, wee see that S. Paule hath comprized heere the whole rule of good and holy conuersation: that is tooo wyt, that first of all we must giue ouer our selues wholy to our God, to stick stedfastly vntoo him: And secondly lyue euenly and vprightly with our neighbours, absteynyng from all euyll doyng, and indeuoring too doo good too all men, accordyng too our power and abilitie. And howe may that come too passe? Euen by knowing our heauenly father, and by acknowledging the inf•nite good turnes which he hath done vs, and wherof he voutsafeth too make vs partakers dayly, so as all our whole lyfe depend vpon hym, & he onely be the party at whose hand we looke for euerlasting saluation, by callyng vppon hym, and by yeelding hym thankes all our life long. Let that serue for the first poynt.