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…

And by that mean let us learn too inure our selves, to acknowledge that our Lord Jesus Christ hath wherewith too succour all our necessities. Then if the devil make so violent assault upon us, as we may be afraid of utter quailing: let us understand that our lord Jesus Christ hath an invincible fortress wherewith too defend us against him, and armies wherewith too make us invincible in all battles. Therefore when we be weak, let us resort too his strength: when we want any grace, let us desire him too give us what he thinketh necessary: when our enemies play the mad beasts, and it seemeth that we should be quite and clean swallowed up as it were in gulfs, let us beseech our lord Jesus Christ too hold us under his protection, and too hold Satan as it were chained with all his upholders, so as he suffer us not too be overcome of of them. Ye see then how all things were made subject to our lord Jesus Christ, not for his own use: (for what need had he of them?) but for our sakes, too the end he should give us what soever he knoweth ⟨p. 56⟩too be for our behoof, and that we also should learn too seek all things at his hand, and that when he seeth our enemies have the advantage of us, he should repress them, as he well can.

And by that meane let vs learne too inure our selues, to acknowledge that our Lorde Iesus Christ hath wherwith too succour al our necessities. Then if the diuell make so violent assault vpon vs, as we may be afrayde of vtter quayling: let vs vnderstand that our lord Iesus Christ hath an inuincible fortresse wherwith too defend vs ageinst hym, and armyes wherewith too make vs inuincible in al battels. Therfore when wee bee weake, let vs resort too his strength: when wee want any grace, let vs desyre him too giue vs what he thinketh necessary: when our enemyes play the mad beastes, and it seemeth that wee shoulde be quite and cleane swallowed vp as it were in gulfes, let vs beseech our lord Iesus Christ too hold vs vnder his protection, and too hold Satan as it were chayned with al his vpholders, so as he suffer vs not too be ouercomme of of them. Yee see then how all thinges were made subiect to our lord Iesus Christ, not for his owne vse: (for what neede had he of them?) but for our sakes, too the end he should giue vs what soeuer he knoweth ⟨p. 56⟩too bee for our behoofe, and that wee also shoulde learne too seeke all thinges at his hand, and that when he seeth our enemyes haue the aduantage of vs, he should represse them, as he wel can.