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 hear this, must it not needs be, that we be as good as bewitched, if we believe not God, too rest wholly upon his sayings, without flinging abroad after that fashion, and without making of so many windlass to trouble and tyre our selves too no purpose? And that it is which is meant in the Prophet Isaiah, where he sayeth, Go tread in your own ways: and when ye have compassed and gone about both heaven and earth,¹ what shall it boot ye? Then if we be so blind as too stray out here and there, and cannot keep the way that is showed us, but will needs go dig pits at our own pleasure,² and forsake the spring of living water, which God hath set before our eyes: it is good reason that we should be both ahungered and athirst, & lie broiling in our own foolish lusts, to trot to and fro like women with child, which long too eat char Coals, and had lever drink the water of some puddle, than the water of a fair clear spring. If we fall too gadding in that manner after Satan, and be • gre of his illusions and trumpery, and cannot content our selves with the good that our Lord setteth afore us: must it not needs be, that we be worse than bewitched, and that the devil hath made us stark beasts? So then, let us understand first of all, that all things which men can bring us of their own behalf, are but trifles or rather illusions of Satan. And secondly, that when the •ori•ture •etteth Jesus Christ afore ⟨image 164⟩us, it is not for nought told us, that we must rest wholly upon him, and hold us too him, when we be come thither, because he hath the fullness of all goodness in him, and therefore we need not too be haled too and fro, or too take too great pain in seeking the things that are needful for us, nor finally too wander any more abroad, but to stick wholly unto him, as too our perfect and sovere in blissfulness.

When wee heare this, must it not needes be, that wee be as good as bewitched, if wee beleeue not God, too rest wholly vppon his sayings, without flinging abrode after that fashyon, and without making of so manie wyndlasss to trubble and tyre our selues too no purpose? And that it is which is ment in the Prophet Esay, where he sayeth, Go tread in your owne wayes: and when yee haue compassed and gone about both heauen and earth,