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…

Were this well printed in our hearts, surely we should be better disposed, not only to receive the doctrine of the Gospel with all humility, but also too be inflamed with such a zeal and earnestness, that the whole world should be nothing in comparison with us. Too be short, Gods word would be as sweet as honey to us, and more precious than all gold and silver, considering that the son of God being in the glory of God his father, doth nevertheless make us to hear his voice, and that not as one that speaketh a far of, or with a sound that vanisheth away in the air, or in such wise as we have no certain record of the things that he speaketh: but as one that cometh and preacheth too us himself. For look what is done by his authority, and according to the commission that he gave and committed too his Apostles: it becometh us too receive it for his sake, as I have declared afore.

Were this well printed in our hartes, surely wee should bee better disposed, not only to receyue the doctrine of the Gospell with all humilitie, but also too bee inflamed with such a zeale and earnestnesse, that the whole world should be nothing in comparison with vs. Too bee short, Gods woord would bee as sweete as honnie to vs, and more precious than all goold and siluer, considering that the sonne of God being in the glory of God his father, doth neuerthelesse make vs to heare his voyce, and that not as one that speaketh a farre of, or with a sound that vanisheth away in the ayre, or in such wyse as wee haue no certeine record of the thinges that he speaketh: but as one that commeth and preacheth too vs himself. For looke what is done by his authoritie, and according to the commission that he gaue and commited too his Apostles: it becommeth vs too receyue it for his sake, as I haue declared afore.

Moreover S. Pauls intent here, is to provoke us too receive the Gospel with all obedience, not only for the worthiness of the person of our Lord Jesus Christ: but also for the things that are contained in the Gospel it self: for it is the message of peace, saith he. Let us consider what it is to have war with him that made us and fashioned us. If we have an enemy in this world, although he be but a ⟨p. 98⟩