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…

We have seen here already, how the holy Ghost by the mouth of S. Paul, setteth us out a looking glass wherein too behold the infinite goodness of our God, in pulling us back from the d•••eons of death, to make us his children and heirs of the heavenly life. For this cause it is say• ▪ that when we be received into the Church, it is all one as if we were made Citizens, not of some earthly City, but even of heaven, too be companions […] all the […] and faithful servants of God, yea and with ⟨p. 103⟩all the Angels of Paradise. And because the Church is called not only Gods City, but also his house: therefore Paul addeth, that we be his household folk, thereby too enhance the grace and favour that God hath uttered towards us. For, […] gathered into Gods house, and too have him near unto us, and too have familiar acc•sse continually unto him, is much more for us than if we were but generally of some City of his. We see then, that because men do never sufficiently esteem the spiritual good that we receive by our Lord Jesus Christ: S. Paul meant to show here, how it is good reason that we should make more account of the adoption whereby God hath so gathered us together by means of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may now be familiarly conversant with him by hope: than by all the whole world.

WEe haue seene here alreadie, how the holy Ghost by the mouth of S. Paule, setteth vs out a looking glasse wherin too behold the infinite goodnesse of our God, in pulling vs backe from the d•••eons of death, to make vs his children and heires of the heauenly lyfe. For this cause it is say• ▪ that when we be receyued into the Ch•rch, it is all one as if we were made Citizens, not of some earthly Citie, but euen of heauen, too bee companions 〈…〉 all the 〈…〉 and faythful seruaunts of God, yea and with ⟨p. 103⟩