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…

For like as he is very God, so on the other side he is a kin too us, because he came down hither, & refused not too be in this state of bondage, too the intent that we might be glorified by his means for like as he not only abased him self […] also emptied himself utterly: so will he also lift us up into his heavenly glory. And for that cause also is he called our brother: This only one saying ought too break off all distrust, when we be in doubt and perplexity whether God will accept us or no. For seeing we have this record, that Jesus Christ is our brother: what would we have more? So then we may well conceive out of what filth and defilements, yea and out of what a gulf God hath drawn us, seeing he hath assured us of his fatherly love, whereupon our salvation is grounded, yea and that in the person of Jesus Christ. For we see how the wretched papists wot not too which Saint too vow themselves: yea and too bar themselves of all excuse, so as there may need none other process too condemn them: they make a common proveth of it. For even in that one saying that they wot not too which Saint too bow themselves, they show themselves too be faithless and destitute of all advice and stay of themselves, and too be as stray beasts. For they have such a multitude of their Saints, that they have made whole warrens of them. It is true, that all of them have the Virgin Mary for their advocate: they catch hold of Saint Michael, or of Saint Peter, for their patron, or of some other Saint, after as their superstitious mind leads them here and there. Howbeit, all that they do is with unquietness of mind, and they shall never find rest, because they have no word of God too stay upon. And when they find themselves hampered in any perplexity, they be like wretched forlorn caitiffs, that are utterly at their wits end, because they see well enough that they find no ease at all, when they have •ossed and turmoiled never so much. But now, seeing that we be sure of the hope which we ought too have, because […] Lord Jesus Christ is our year, and is […] us, too unite us too God his father: let us under stand that the same is an inestimable benefit, for the which we ought not too be afraid too suffer ten hundred thousand deaths, if need were. And S.

For lyke as he is verye God, so on the other syde he is a kin too vs, bycause hee came downe hither, & refuzed not too bee in this state of bondage, too the intent that wee myght bee glorified by his meanes for lyke as he not only abaced him self 〈…〉 also emptyed himself vtterly: so will he also lift vs vp intoo his heauenly glorie. And for that cause also is he called our brother: This only one saying ought too breake off all distrust, when wee bee in dout and perplexitie whether God will accept vs or no. For seeing wee haue this record, that Iesus Christ is our brother: what would wee haue more? So then wee may wel conceyue out of what filth and defylements, yea and out of what a gulf God hath drawen vs, seing he hathe assured vs of his fatherly loue, wheruppon our saluation is grounded, yea and that in the person of Iesus Christ. For wee see how the wretched papists wote not too which Saint too vow themselues: yea and too barre themselues of all excuce, so as there may neede none other processe too condēmne them: they make a common proueth of it. For euen in that one saying that they wote not too which Saint too bow themselues, they shewe themselues too bee faythlesse and destitute of all aduyce and stay of themselues, and too bee as stray beastes. For they haue such a multitude of theyr Sainctes, that they haue made whole warreines of them. It is trew, that all of them haue the Uirgin Mary for their aduocate: they catch holde of Saint Michaell, or of Saint Peter, for their patrone, or of some other Saint, after as their superstitious mynd leades them heere and there. Howbeeit, all that they doo is with vnquietnesse of mynd, and they shall neuer fynde rest, bycause they haue no woord of God too stay vppon. And when they fynde themselues hampered in any perplexitie, they bee lyke wretched forlorne caytifes, that are vtterly at their wittes end, bycause they see well ynough that they fynde no ease at all, when they haue ossed and turmoyled neuer so much. But now, seeyng that wee bee sure of the hope which wee ought too haue, bycause Lord Iesus Christ is our yeare, and is vs, too vnite vs too God his father: let vs vnder stande that the same is an inestimable benefyte, for the which wee ought not too bee afrayd too suffer ten hundred thousand deathes, if neede were. And S.