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…

Howbeit there is one thing more which we ought too mark well in Saint Pauls saying, that Christ must dwell in our harts. For many men have him in their mouth, yea and also in their brain, as they understand him, and they think themselves well discharged, when they can babble of him: but in the mean while there is no lively root in them. Then is it not enough for us to have some roving knowledge of Christ, or too gaze at him in the air, as they say, and too be able too talk of him with full mouth: but he must have his seat in our harts within, so as we be knit too him unfeignedly, and with a true affection. That is the means for us to be made partakers of Gods spirit.

Howbeeit there is one thing more which wee ought too mark well in Saint Paules saying, that Christ must dwell in our harts. For manie men haue him in their mouth, yea and also in their brayne, as they vnderstand him, and they think themselues well discharged, when they can babble of him: but in the meane while there is no lyuely roote in them. Then is it not ynough for vs to haue some rouing knowledge of Christ, or too gaze at him in the aire, as they say, and too bee able too talk of him with full mouth: but he must haue his seate in our harts within, so as wee bee knit too him vnfeynedly, and with a trew affection. That is the meanes for vs to be made parttakers of Gods spirit.

And too be short, we may see here, that all such as ween too obtain aught at Gods hand but by the mean of our lord Jesus Christ, do but range and wander in vain, and shall always find themselves empty: insomuch that when they think themselves too be full fed, it shall be but with wind, that is too say, with vain and trifling imaginations, as I told you this morning. They therefore which deuyze patrons of their own head, and surmise that God will favour them for it, and in the mean while let Jesus Christ alone: must understand, that they be so far of from obtaining their requests, that God doth rather abhor them, insomuch that when they once swerve from the anchorhold which is set forth for us in the scripture, (that is too wit, from having our Lord Jesus Christ for their lodesman) the Angels of heaven must needs forsake them, and the Saints also, to whom they behighted themselves, must needs deny them, yea & all of them must set themselves against them as adversary parties. For there is no means