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 setteth down the word faith, too show us how deer the doctrine of the Gospel ought too be unto us. For it is not enough too have said, that Jesus Christ dwelleth in us, because we will always have our replies (and say) How may that be? For we cannot sty up so high. He is in the glory of heaven, and we be crawling here in the world, subject to miseries without number. Seeing then that there is so long a distance between him and us: how may he dwell in us? Now S. Paul addeth purposely, that the Gospel is of such power, as too unite us to Gods son, at leastwise so we receive it by faith: for it behoveth us too consider the contents and substance of the things that are preached unto us, concerning the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is not only said, that it was Gods will too have him offered in sacrifice, too the intent we might be reconciled, and all our suns be wiped out, so as they might never come too account, and (too be short,) that full amends might be made for all our sins by his death and passion, and that he was raised again for our justification, as S. Paul sayeth in the fifth too the Romans: not only those things are said of Jesus Christ, but it is also said, that he is our head, as we have seen already, & that we live of his own substance, as a tree draweth his sap from his root, and that as the head of a man sheddeth forth his power through all the body, so have we a secret union, and such a one as is wonderful and far above the order of nature, because that although Jesus Christ be in heaven, yet he faileth not too dwell in us. And soothly if ⟨image 159⟩the Sun can so cheer us up by his beams without fleeting out of his place, insomuch as we see that every morning we be as it were refreshed and comforted (by his rising,) yea and even sick folks feel some cheerlinesse by him though they lye a long in their beds: seeing that a creature which is not only transitory and corruptible, but also senseless and unmoveable of it self, hath notwithstanding such force and property given it of God, too rejoice and refresh us after that fashion:

Paul setteth downe the word fayth, too shewe vs how deere the doctrine of the Gospell ought too be vntoo vs. For it is not ynough too haue sayd, that Iesus Christ dwelleth in vs, bycause wee will alwayes haue our replyes (and say) How may that bee? For wee cannot stye vp so high. He is in the glory of heauen, and wee bee crawling heere in the world, subiect to miseries without number. Seeyng then that there is so long a distance betweene him and vs: howe may he dwell in vs? Now S. Paule addeth purposely, that the Gospel is of such power, as too vnite vs to Gods sonne, at leastwyse so wee receyue it by fayth: for it behoueth vs too consider the contentes and substance of the things that are preached vntoo vs, concerning the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ. It is not onely sayd, that it was Gods will too haue him offered in sacrifyzce, too the intent wee myght bee reconcyled, and all our sunnes bee wyped out, so as they myght neuer come too account, and (too bee short,) that full amendes myght bee made for all our sinnes by his death and passion, and that he was rayzed agein for our iustification, as S. Paule sayeth in the fifth too the Romanes: not onely those things are sayd of Iesus Christ, but it is also said, that he is our head, as we haue seene already, & that we liue of his owne substance, as a tree draweth his sap from his roote, and that as the head of a mā sheadeth foorth his power through all the body, so haue wee a secret vnion, and such a one as is woonderfull and farre aboue the order of nature, bycause that although Iesus Christ bee in heauen, yit he fayleth not too dwell in vs. And soothly if