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…

But by the way, let us mark also, that S. Paul meant not too set Christ alone in a row by himself, and to couch other stones with him, that should have mastership and authority as well as he: but simply too show, that there is no more diversity between the Law and the Gospel, as touching the substance of them, but that our Lord Jesus Christ is the end of all, and that we be so joined and knit together by his means, that all of us are made the Temple of God, and belong by unity of faith too the spiritual building, wherein God intendeth too dwell. Yet notwithstanding, if our faith rest not wholly upon our Lord Jesus Christ, it is certain, that we cannot be builded upon this foundation. For whereas the Papists invent Patrons and Advocates too get them favour at Gods hand, and heap up a number of means too merit withal: it is all one as if they made themselves strangers too Jesus Christ. Now whosoever turneth away from him, and it be but a finger breadth, must needs fall into destruction. for▪ it is the property of a foundation too bear up the whole building. Now if the building be too wide, and overhang it, it must needs fall down. Even so goeth it with us. If we be not builded upon Jesus ⟨p. 107⟩Christ, so as our faith be lined and levelled unto him, and we stick too him without adding of one thing or other: he must needs disavow us for any of his, and cast us quite away. And in good faith, the Papists & their like do well be wray their great unthankfulness, by their wandering here and there, and by their adding of new means at their own pleasure. This wrong and outrage which they do too our Lord Jesus Christ, deserve well that we should tumble them down and cut them quite off from Gods Church. Therefore if we mind too enjoy the benefit that S. Paul setteth forth to us here, let us beware that our faith be so framed too the Law and the Gospel, as too reject whatsoever things man shall have invented, assuring our selves that it is the next way too draw us too destruction, and that we cannot be grounded upon Jesus Christ too stand fast upon him for ever, unless we admit all the things that are spoken and witnessed of him in the Law and the Gospel, without making of it Lawful for men too add any thing at all too it. Ye see then in effect, that the thing which we be warned of in these words of S.

But by the way, let vs marke also, that S. Paule ment not too set Christ alone in a rowe by himself, and to couch other stones with him, that should haue maystership and authoritie as well as he: but simply too shew, that there is no more diuersitie betweene the Lawe and the Gospell, as touching the substance of them, but that our Lord Iesus Christ is the end of all, and that wee bee so ioyned and knit togither by his meanes, that all of vs are made the Temple of God, and belong by vnitie of fayth too the spirituall building, wherin God intendeth too dwell. Yit notwithstanding, if our fayth rest not wholy vppon our Lord Iesus Christ, it is certeyne, that wee cannot bee builded vppon this foundation. For whereas the Papistes inuent Patrones and Aduocates too get them fauour at Gods hand, and heape vp a number of meanes too merit withall: it is all one as if they made themselues straungers too Iesus Christ. Now whosoeuer turneth away from him, and it bee but a finger bredth, must needes fall intoo destruction. for it is the propertie of a foundation too beare vp the whole building. Now if the buildig bee too wyde, and ouerhang it, it must needes fall downe. Euen so goeth it with vs. If wee bee not builded vppon Iesus