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…

When we read the Epistles which S. Paul wrote abroad to diverse places, we must always consider that God meant they should serve not only for some one time alone, or for some certain people: but for ever, & generally for the whole Church. And truly if a man consider well the doctrine that is contained in them, it will be easy to discern, that Gods intent was to be herd in the things that are spoken there, even to the worlds end: and also that he hath had such a care of us, that he hath ••ot overslipped or forgotten any thing, that might further our welfare •nd salvation. The slain of this Epistle which I have now taken in […] and too expound, is that S. Paul confirmeth such as had bin trained […] the Gospel before, too the end they might know that that is the ••ing whereupon they must rest, as upon the true lawful and perfect wisdom, and that it is not […] too add anything thereunto. And he ••lleth us that the benefits which are brought us by […]: Lord […] Christ, and whereof we be […], ⟨image 18⟩are so excellent, that we must needs be too unthankful, if we •iske too and fro as folk that are never at rest nor contented. And thereupon he showeth us also what we have in Christ, too the end we should so stick unto him, as not to presume too seek help any where else, but assure our selves that he hath bought us all. Again on the other side he showeth us, that Christ hath so well provided for his church, that if we have the wit to use the gifts of grace which he offereth us, we shall have full and perfect happiness. Therewithal he warneth such as have bin instructed in the truth of the Gospel, too lead a holy life, and too show that they have profited as they ought too do in Gods school. Now, these things serve not only for the City of Ephesus, nor for any one Country, ne for any one age or time: but we had need too be furthered more and more, seeing that the devil practiseth without end or ceasing, too thrust us out of the way. And when he cannot lead us quite away from the doctrine of Jesus Christ, he laboureth too bring it out of taste with us by some way or other, and too entangle us in new curiosities, only too bring too pass that we may not be constant in the faith that we have received, but stand always in a mammering.