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 S. Paul thinks it not enough to say so: but addeth things which ought to make us too tremble yet more, saying, that it is according to the prince of the air, according as he hath all power in the world, according too the spirit that ruleth all the unbelievers. His talking after that manner, is too show, that till God have quickened us by means of our Lord Jesus Christ, & until he have gathered us unto him: the devil hath dominion over us. See I pray you what the dignity of men is, until Jesus Christ have ransomed them. They dye not once and away, (but everlastingly:) and he must be fain by his Gospel to make them partakers of the salvation which he hath purchased for them. Then until God have wrought in us by his grace, whose are we? The devils: he is our prince. Too be short, he hath all authority over us, and ruleth us with such tyranny, as there is nothing but haling of us too him by force. But S. Paul useth this word Spirit purposely, to show that the devil ruleth all our thoughts, all our affections, and all our desires, that he possesseth us, and that we be all wholly his bondslaves. At a word, we cannot stir one finger, we cannot once move, we cannot think one thought, but the devil is at our elbow, and haleth us in such wise, as we utterly become deadly enemies too God. When we hear these things, it is ⟨image 80⟩no time for us too fall a sleep and too flatter our selves, nor too be so lusty and presumptuous, as too go too law still with God, as though there were some goodness in us, & that he were bound to acknowledge our virtues. Must not men needs be too far out of their wits, when they continue still in their hypocrisy, and will needs stand too their tackling against God, and win him by their replying, after that the holy Ghost hath thundered so dreadful and horrible a sentence upon our heads? Then if a man be considered in himself and in his own nature, what shall he be able too say? Behold, a creature cursed of God, and worthy too be cast out of the common account of all other creatures, yea even of worms, flies, lice, and vermin. For there is more valour in any vermin in the world, than there is in man. For man is a creature wherein Gods image is defaced, and the good that he had put in it, corrupted:

And S. Paule thinkes it not ynough to saye so: but addeth things which ought to make vs too tremble yet more, saying, that it is according to the prince of the aire, according as he hath all power in the vvorlde, according too the spirit that ruleth all the vnbeleeuers. His talking after that maner, is too shewe, that till God haue quickened vs by meanes of our Lord Iesus Chryst, & vntill he haue gathered vs vnto him: the diuell hath dominion ouer vs. See I pray you what the dignitie of men is, vntill Iesus Christ haue raunsomed them. They dye not once and away, (but euerlastingly:) and he must bee fayne by his Gospell to make them parttakers of the saluatinn which he hath purchased for them. Then vntyll God haue wrought in vs by his grace, whose are wee? The diuels: he is our prince. Too bee short, he hath all authoritie ouer vs, and ruleth vs with such tyranny, as there is nothing but haling of vs too him by force. But S. Paule vseth this word Spirit purposely, to shew that the diuell ruleth all our thoughts, all our affections, and all our desyres, that he possesseth vs, and that wee bee all wholly his bondslaues. At a woord, wee cannot stirre one finger, wee cannot once moue, wee cannot thinke one thought, but the diuell is at our elbowe, and haleth vs in such wyse, as wee vtterly become deadly enemyes too God. When wee heare these things, it is