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 yet they stick together like Burrs, in the maintenance of all ungodliness. We see their devilish madness & wilful stubbornness when they reason for the maintenance of their own lies against gods truth. But S. Paul showeth us after what manner we ought to agree▪ namely not in dreams & dotages, nor in the things that men have put forth of their own store: but in the doctrine of the Prophets & Apostles. Now seeing that the Papists have banished the holy scripture, & although they make countenance to receive it, do nevertheless deface it, yea & utterly falsify & corrupt it by their own inventions: thereby we see they be far of from their reckoning, in that they vaunt them selves with open mouth to be Gods Church: for seeing they have not the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles, they have no mark […] the church at all. Although men were ready to receive all things that are in the holy scripture, even without gainsaying: yet if they fall to mingling of their own fancies therewithal: Christianity is thereby already corrupted & confounded. Now, they not only entangle Gods truth with their own ⟨p. 108⟩inventions: but also utterly overthrow all: insomuch that Gods service is utterly corrupted by them, poor souls are harried to & fro, & our Lord Jesus Christ is robbed, so as they make but a fantastical conceit of him, & attribute his offices to this man & that man, as it were the dealing of some pray or booty. Forasmuch then as we see the papists so malapertly & madly turn Gods word upside down after that fashion: we may well conclude, that although they boast themselves never so much to be the Church, yet God disavoweth them, yea & utterly abhorreth them: & that if a man get him not out of that den of thieves, it is impossible for him to be joined to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus ye see that the thing which we have to bear in mind, is, that to be joined to God by means of his only son, & to be companions with the Angels of heaven, & brethren of the Patriarchs, holy kings, and Prophets, we must be banished out of the Hellish Synagogues that are in the popedom, where it is apparent that Antichrist reigneth, and that Jesus Christ is utterly dispossessed of his right and sovereignty. And verily we see their cursed presumption, in that they have bin so bold as too say that the See of Rome is the foundation of the Church.

but yit they sticke toogither lyke Burres, in the mayntenance of all vngodlynesse. We see their diuelish madnesse & wilful stubbornnes when they reason for the mayntenance of their own lies ageinst gods truth. But S. Paul sheweth vs after what maner we ought to agree namely not in dreames & dotages, nor in the things that men haue put foorth of their own store: but in the doctrine of the Prophets & Apostles. Now seing that the Papists haue banished the holy scripture, & although they make coūtenance to receyue it, doo neuerthelesse deface it, yea & vtterly falsifie & corrupt it by their own inuētions: therby we see they be farre of frō their reckening, in that they vant thē selues with open mouth to bee Gods Church: for seeing they haue not the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles, they haue no marke the church at al. Although men were redie to receyue al things that are in the holy scripture, euē without geinsaying: yit if they fal to mingling of their own fancies therwithall: Christianitie is therby alredy corrupted & cōfoded. Now, they not only intangle Gods truth with their own