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…

Again, as touching the second, it is not possible for us too love our neighbours, but we must also live soberly without showing any evil ••ample, and look in such wise too our behaviour, as no man may have cause too complain of us. For what charity is there in a whoremonger that goes about to dishonest another mans wife? or in a thief that seeks too steal another mans goods? Again, seeing that our life ought too be guided with all honesty: when soever any man bruste•h out into drunkenness, blasphemy, or such other things, it cannot ⟨image 57⟩be, but that in so doing there must be some troubling of poor folk••, some robbing them of their goods, or some starting out into all manner of extortions and excesses. So then, if we have charity, and lo•e towards our neighbour, we shall live a sound and upright life with them, and we shall rule it in such wise, that we shall not busy o•r selves about vain fancies, as the Papists do: for they take […] pains in their Ceremonies, and they call it Gods seruis too bab••e much, and too gad here and there on pilgrimage, and to do this […] that: and in the mean while they do but plunder away in their ow•e imaginations: and that is only for want of knowing whereunto God calleth them. Too the end therefore that we take not labour […] vain, let us mark what God alloweth, and let us hold us too that. For we cannot miss, if we abide continually in the way, as he showeth it us by his word, specially sith he showeth us in so small room•, what is requisite too the leading of such a life as becometh us. For were the volumes long, and without end, we would excuse our selves that we were no great Clerks, and that we could not bear away so many things. But now seeing that our lord uttereth his whole demands in two or three words? we must needs grant, that if we bear not away so short and easy a lesson, we be to• peevish and froward, and stop our ears […] wilfully, least we might hear what he saith unto us.

Ageyne, as touching the second, it is not possible for vs too loue our eighbors, but wee must also lyue soberly without shewing any euyll ample, and looke in such wize too our behauiour, as no man maye haue cause too complayne of vs. For what charitie is there in a whoreonger that goes about to dishonest another mans wyfe? or in a theefe that seekes too steale another mans goodes? Ageyn, seeing that our lyfe ought too be guided with all honestie: when soeuer any man brusteh out intoo drunkennesse, blasphemie, or such other things, it cannot