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…

Paul having showed that we can do nothing further forth than we be uphold by Gods grace: addeth, that God must be fain too dwell in our harts.

Paule hauing shewed that wee can do nothing furtherfoorth than wee bee vphild by Gods grace: addeth, that God must bee fayne too dwell in our harts.

Now upon these words, we have too gather first of all, that God thinking it not enough too remedy all our defaults and misdoings, and all our wants, hath vouchsafed too give himself too us in the person of his only son. If it were told us that we be restored too the former state from whence our father Adam fell, that were very much, and therein we should have an excellent record of the goodness of our God: but he hath not only given us both heaven and earth, that is too say, all things that are fit for us both in respect of this flyghtfull life, and of the everlasting salvation of our fowls: but also he hath given himself unto us. And how is that? Even by giving us our Lord Jesus Christ, as is said of him in the ninth of the Prophet Isaiah. And all the Scripture also leadeth us thither, when it showeth us how God giveth himself unto us, and how we possess him, and have full fruition of him. And thereupon we must conclude with that which S. Paul sayeth, in the eight too the Romans, namely, that inasmuch as Gods son who hath all excellence and dignity in him, is given unto us? shall any thing else be withheld from us: Seeing that God hath granted himself so f•rfoorth unto us, as too have his son to dwell in us: should we now doubt (of the obtaining) of the things which •ee ⟨p. 140⟩knoweth to be for our profit and behoof? Think we that▪ they shall be denied us? Ye see then that the thing which we have to remember in the first place, is, that God hath showed himself so bountiful towards us,¹ that he hath not thought it enough too put us in possession of all his goods, but hath vouchsafed too become our portion and cup himself, as the scripture sayeth, which useth such similitudes, to show, that as a man seeketh his ordinary repast, and is well apaid when he hath meat and drink, because he is refreshed by it: so must we resort unto God, too have the true food: and we must hold our selves contented with him, when he giveth himself so unto us. And heerewithall let us ever bear in mind what I have said, namely, that we need not too sore in the air, nor too make any far fetches for the possessing of God, because he hath knit himself too us in the person of of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in him we are made partakers both of him and all his benefits. And S.