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…

Now it is certain that David & the other holy Prophets, and likewise all the kings and the faithful that lived under the old Testament, had not the Gospel so manifestly as we have: but yet in very substance God declared unto them, that he of his own free goodness received them too mercy, for the redeemers sake in whom they trusted. If the Law be separated from the Gospel, it not only profiteth them not at all which rest upon it: but also serveth too beat them down, and too thunder upon them, and too show them how dreadful Gods majesty is. It is in the Gospel then that we have peace: and therefore it stood the Jews in hand too be made partakers of that doctrine. And as for us that come of the Gentiles, we ought (as I said this morning) too acknowledge so much the better, the double recognisance wherein we stand bound unto God, for that he hath vouchsafed too make us fellows (with his peculiar people,) us (I say) that were as things borne out of time, and too put us in the company of those whom he had chosen and adopted afore, in such wise as the records of the Prophets are now fulfilled, wherein it is said,¹ ye Gentiles and Nations, glorify ye God with his own people: whereby the holy Ghost foreshowed that there should be such ⟨image 118⟩a melody, that all men should sing Gods praises, even as well the Gentiles as the Jews, when they were once knit together, and gathered from out of the scattering wherein all of us are, as is said already, and as we have seen afore.

Now it is certein that Dauid & the other holy Prophetes, and lykewyse all the kings and the faythfull that liued vnder the old Testament, had not the Gospel so manifestly as we haue: but yit in very substance God declared vnto thē, that he of his owne free goodnesse receyued them too mercie, for the redeemers sake in whom they trusted. If the Lawe bee separated from the Gospell, it not only profiteth them not at all which rest vppon it: but also serueth too beate them downe, and too thunder vpon them, and too shewe them how dreadfull Gods maiestie is. It is in the Gospell then that wee haue peace: and therefore it stoode the Iewes in hand too bee made partakers of that doctrine. And as for vs that come of the Gentyles, wee ought (as I sayd this morning) too acknowledge so much the better, the dubble recognisance wherin wee stand bound vnto God, for that he hath voutsafed too make vs fellowes (with his peculiar people,) vs (I say) that were as things borne out of tyme, and too put vs in the companie of those whom he had chozen and adopted afore, in such wyse as the recordes of the Prophets are now fulfilled, wherin it is sayd,