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…

But when we know that all is accomplished in our Lord Jesus Christ, and that he is as it were the first fruits, and that we were sanctified in him, and that in his person we have received the things aforehand, which shall be […] us in all plentifulness hereafter when he hath taken us out of this world: there verily lieth ⟨image 68⟩our certainty, whereupon we ought too rest, that we be not shaken down with any temptation. Too be short, we be taught by this text, that although Gods grace be weak in us, that is too say, although he have put but a small beginning of it in us, and not so large an abundance as were requisite or too be wished for: yet notwithstanding the same giveth us a taste and saver too trust in him. For there cannot be so little grace of his holy spirit in us, but that (as sayeth S. Paul in the eight too the Romans) we know the same is as a gage or earnest penny aforehand, of the life that he hath promised. True it is that this lump of sin dwelleth still in us: but it ought too content us that God vouchsafeth too bestow never so little of his holy spirit upon us.

But when wee know that all is accomplished in our Lord Iesus Christ, and that he is as it were the first fruites, and that wee were sanctifyed in him, and that in his person wee haue receyued the things aforehand, which shall bee 〈…〉 vs in all plentifulnesse hereafter when he hath taken vs out of this world: there verily lyeth ⟨image 68⟩our certeintie, wheruppon wee ought too rest, that wee bee not shaken downe with any temptation. Too bee short, wee bee taught by this text, that although Gods grace bee weake in vs, that is too say, although he haue put but a small beginning of it in vs, and not so large an abundance as were requisite or too bee wished for: yit notwithstanding the same giueth vs a taste and sauer too trust in him. For there cannot bee so little grace of his holy spirit in vs, but that (as sayeth S. Paule in the eyght too the Romanes) we know the same is as a gage or earnest penny aforehand, of the lyfe that he hath promised. Trew it is that this lump of sinne dwelleth still in vs: but it ought too content vs that God voutsafeth too bestowe neuer so little of his holy spirite vppon vs.