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…

Too do us too wit, that virtues are so distributed to all Gods children,¹ as there is none other fountain of all goodness, but Jesus Christ, who is the (only) party too whom we must resort, and that the creatures are never the more impaired, though Jesus Christ overpeer them as their head. That then is in effect the thing which we have too mark upon Saint Pauls words, where he taunteth such as would needs exalt the Angels without end or ceasing. For he saith: very well, I grant they be powers, virtues, & principalities: but yet is our Lord Jesus Christ still their head, and they be so grounded upon him, that they fare the better by our salvation. Now then, what an ungraciousness were it, if we should leave Jesus Christ, and go seek too the Angels, seeing that even they do wonder at the riches which God hath uttered in knitting us into the body of his son, and consequently in calling us too him too be his own children by that means? Thus ye see how the wondering of the Angels at our salvation, ought too frame us the better too our Lord Jesus Christ, & make us to stick fast unto him, without swar•ing from him any manner of way. And for that cause is it added in the end, that by him we have boldness and entrance in hope, through the belief which is in him.

Too doo vs too wit, that vertewes are so distributed to al Gods children,¹ as there is none other fountayne of all goodnesse, but Iesus Christ, who is the (only) party too whom wee must resort, and that the creatures are neuer the more impayred, though Iesus Christ ouerpeere them as their head. That then is in effect the thing which wee haue too marke vppon Saint Paules woordes, where he taunteeh such as would needs exalt the Angels without end or ceassing. For he sayth: very wel, I graunt they be powers, vertues, & principalities: but yit is our Lord Iesus Christ still their head, and they bee so grounded vppon him, that they fare the better by our saluation. Now then, what an vngraciousnesse were it, if wee should leaue Iesus Christ, and go seeke too the Angels, seeing that euen they doo woonder at the riches which God hath vttered in knitting vs intoo the bodie of his sonne, and consequently in calling vs too him too bee his owne children by that meanes? Thus yee see how the woondering of the Angells at our saluation, ought too frame vs the better too our Lord Iesus Christ, & make vs to sticke fast vnto him, without swaring from him any manner of way. And for that cause is it added in the end, that by him vvee haue boldnesse and enteraunce in hope, through the beleefe vvhich is in him.