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…

Finally all men […] exception must come thither, as well they that are near God, as those that are far of. If there be any that think there is any valour or worthiness in themselves, surely they will never repair too our Lord Jesus Christ, till they have laid that imagination under, foot. Again on the other •yde, though we be a thousand times past hope in outward appearance, yet let us assure our selves, that our Lord Jesus Christ is of sufficient ability too wipe away the remembrance of all our iniquities, so as God shall receive us into his favour▪ accordingly as S. Paul having said, that Jesus Christ came too save wretched sinners,¹ addeth, that he himself is an example thereof: insomuch that •e which had bin a persecutor of the Church, an enemy of the […], yea and a shedder of guiltless blood, was nevertheless received, not only into the common array, but for an Apostle, too bear abroad and too publish through the whole world, the message of salvation, from the which he had erst bin out of. Seeing then that God hath uttered forth the treasures of his goodness upon him: we may well assure our selves that if we trust in our Lord Jesus Christ, and seek too be at ⟨p. 92⟩one with God his father, by •ea•es of his death and passion […] we were in the bottom of hell, yet should we be or aswen from thence, and Jesus Christ would show in deed […] that that •y•le was not […] him by imagination. And so ye see what we has too gather more upon chose words of S. Paul.

Finally all men 〈…〉 exception must come thither, as wel they that are neere God, as those that are farre of. If there bee any that think there is any valour or worthinesse in themselues, surely they will neuer repayre too our Lord Iesus Christ, till they haue layde that imagination vnder, foote. Agein on the other •yde, though wee bee a thousand tymes past hope in outward apperance, yit let vs assure our selues, that our Lord Iesus Christ is of sufficient abiltie too wype away the rememberance of all our iniquities, so as God shal receyue vs into his fauour accordingly as S. Paule hauing sayd, that Iesus Christ came too saue wretched sinners,