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 we shall always hang in a mammering and doubt, if we be not throughly persuaded and resolved, that all things contained in the Gospel, are held of Jesus Christ, who is the infallible truth it self. For if we have an eye too men, we shall be ever wavering and doubtful. And for proof thereof, what can they bring us of their own growing, but utter vanity and leasing? So then, although our Lord Jesus Christ abide still in his heavenly glory, and we be absent from him in body, yea and that it be a strange thing to us, too say, that he dwelleth in us,¹ and that wheresoever two or three be gathered together in his name, he is in the midst of them: yet notwithstanding we must be fully assured of this point, that when the pure doctrine of the Gospel is preached, it is all one as if he himself spake unto us, and were familiarly conversant here among us. Then too be short, our faith must aim at him, as at the very mark or butte of it, and we must rest upon him. And seeing that God his father hath sent him too be a faithful witness, look whatsoever is •old us truly in his name, we must receive it without any gainsaying.

For wee shall alwayes hang in a mamering and doubt, if wee bee not throughly perswaded and resolued, that all thinges conteyned in the Gospell, are hild of Iesus Christ, who is the infallible truth it self. For if wee haue an eye too men, wee shall bee euer wauering and doubtfull. And for proofe thereof, what can they bring vs of their owne growing, but vtter vanitie and leazing? So then, although our Lord Iesus Christ abyde still in his heauenly glory, and wee bee absent from him in body, yea and that it bee a straunge thing to vs, too say, that he dwelleth in vs,¹ and that wheresoeuer twoo or three bee gathered toogither in his name, he is in the middes of them: yit notwithstanding wee must bee fully assured of this poynt, that when the pure doctrine of the Gospell is preached, it is all one as if he himselfe spake vntoo vs, and were familiarly conuersant heere among vs. Then too bee short, our fayth must ame at him, as at the very marke or butte of it, and we must rest vppon him. And seeyng that God his father hath sent him too bee a faythfull witnesse, looke whatsoeuer is •old vs truly in his name, wee must receyue it without any geynsaying.