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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
The ninth Sermon, which is the first upon the second Chapter.
The nienth Sermon, which is the first vppon the second Chapter.
1. Even then when you were dead through your offences and sins. 2. Wherein ye walked for a time, according too the course of the world, after the Prince of the power of the air, which is the spirit that worketh now in the children of unbelief. 3. Among whom we also had all of us sometime our conversation, to wit, in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh, and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, as others were. 4. But God who is rich in mercy, through his great love wherewith he loved us, 5. Even when we were dead in sin, hath quickened us together with Christ, by whose grace you be saved.
1. Euen then when you were dead through your offences and sinnes. 2. VVherin yee walked for a tyme, according too the course of the world, after the Prince of the power of the ayre, which is the spirit that worketh now in the chyldren of vnbeleefe. 3. Among whom vvee also had al of vs sometyme our conuersation, to vvit, in the lustes of our flesh, dooyng the vvyl of the flesh, and of the thoughtes, and vvere by nature chyldren of vvrath, as others vvere. 4. But God vvho is rich in mercy, through his great loue vvhervvith he loued vs, 5. Euen vvhen vvee vvere dead in sinne, hath quickened vs toogither vvith Christ, by vvhose grace you bee saued.
We have seen already heretofore, that too know Gods infinite goodness throughly, we must always consider what we be our selves, and what our state is till God have pitied us too succour our wretchedness. For until men have so examined them selves, how wretched and miserable they be, surely they will never yield God the hundred part of the honour that he deserveth. Wherefore let us bear well this lesson in remembrance, that too yield God the praise which is due too him, every of us must consider wh he were of him self, if God had not reached out his hand unto him. And in good faith, what is our nature in general? It is too think nothing but all manner of evil: and that is the matter which S. Paul treateth of as now.