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…

But seeing he thinks it not enough too have set us in the world, and too give us sustenance for our bodies, but also taketh us too be his own children, too bring us up in his Church, which is his house, and upon his adopting of us behyghteth us the inheritance of heaven, and too assure us of it, hath given us the pledge that I spake of, that is too wit, our Lord Jesus Christ: seeing we know that God hath so many ways uttered the infinite love that he bare us: ought it not too inflame bs too run unto him, too the end that by renouncing our selves more and more, we may▪ endeavour too give our selves so unto him, as he may quietly have the use of our whole life, and we mind none other thing than the exalting of his name? Ye see then whereat Saint Paul looked, when he saith, that he warneth the Ephesians too walk agreeable too the vocation wherein God had set them. So then, we have too gather upon this text, that to correct the slothfulness that is in us, and specially to subdue the stubbornness that hindereth our pleasing of God in all points, (for it is certain, that all our thoughts, and all the disposition of our nature are inclined unto evil, & do both draw us back and drive us far of from the obedience which we ought too yield unto our maker:) (I say) too correct all this throughly, and too come unto God, we must learn to lift up our senses too the infinite grace that God hath, showed us, in making us partakers of the spiritual goods of our Lord Jesus Christ, by vouchsafing too have us too be members of his body, and too adopt us too be his children and heirs.

But seeing he thinkes it not ynough too haue set vs in the world, and too giue vs sustenance for our bodyes, but also taketh vs too bee his owne children, too bring vs vp in his Church, which is his house, and vpon his adopting of vs behyghteth vs the inheritance of heauen, and too assure vs of it, hath giuen vs the pledge that I spake of, that is too wit, our Lord Iesus Christ: seeing wee knowe that God hath so manie wayes vttered the infinite loue that he bare vs: ought it not too inflame bs too runne vntoo him, too the end that by renouncing our selues more and more, wee may▪ indeuer too giue our selues so vntoo him, as he may quietly haue the vse of our whole lyfe, and wee mynd none other thing than the exalting of his name? Yee see then wherat Saint Paul looked, when he sayth, that he warneth the Ephesians too walke agreeable too the vocation wherein God had set them. So then, wee haue too gather vppon this text, that to correct the slothfulnesse that is in vs, and specially to subdew the stubbornnesse that hindereth our pleasing of God in all poyntes, (for it is certeyn, that all our thoughtes, and all the disposition of our nature are inclyned vnto euill, & doo both draw vs back and driue vs farre of from the obedience which wee ought too yeeld vntoo our maker:) (I say) too correct all this throughly, and too come vntoo God, we must learne to lift vp onr senses too the infinite grace that God hath, shewed vs, in making vs parttakers of the spirituall goods of our Lord Iesus Christ, by voutsafing too hane vs too bee members of his bodie, and too adopt vs too bee his children and heires.