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…

Now up, now down, and is continually occupied. The feet also, without having any other understanding, that only ⟨p. 164⟩a secret selfmoving of nature, can skill too bear up the rest of the body, and are never loth too do it or grieved at it. Likewise the hand disdaineth not too borrow help of the other members, as knowing full well, that it is not able too maintain it self alone. Lo what an interchangeable companionship there is among the members of a body. And now hath God so called us too him, that he will have us too bec•me all one in Jesus Christ, as hath bin said afore. Doth it then follow, that every of us should be a whole body by himself? No: for we see on the contrary part, how God hath so dealt unto every man his portion, and unto all in general: that it is as a bond too hold us together in concord, too the intent we should not be puffed up with so fond overweening, as too say, I have enough of mine own, I pass for no body else. Gods will then is not, that every man should be a whole and perfect body of himself: but that one should be as a hand, another as a finger, another as an arm, another as a leg, another as a shoulder, and another as a foot. Too be short, God hath so disposed his gifts among us, as we must needs perceive, that if every of us will draw alone by himself, he shall by and by be as a rotten member, because he can have no firm continuance in the whole body, if he will needs be separated from the rest of the members. And what will follow of it? It must needs perish. Even so is it with us. That therefore is S. Pauls meaning, when he saith, that Gods grace is given too every of us.

Now vp, now downe, and is continually occupyed. The feete also, without hauing any other vnderstanding, that onely ⟨p. 164⟩a secret selfmouing of nature, can skill too beare vp the rest of the body, and are neuer looth too doo it or greeued at it. Lykewise the hand disdeyneth not too borrowe helpe of the other members, as knowing full well, that it is not able too mainteine it selfe alone. Lo what an interchaungable companionship there is among the members of a body. And now hath God so called vs too him, that he will haue vs too bec•me all one in Iesus Christ, as hath bin sayd afore. Dooth it then followe, that euery of vs should bee a whole body by himselfe? No: for wee see on the contrarie part, how God hath so dealt vntoo euery man his portion, and vntoo all in generall: that it is as a bond too hold vs toogither in concord, too the intent wee should not bee puffed vp with so fond ouerweening, as too say, I haue ynough of myne owne, I passe for no body else. Gods will then is not, that euery man should bee a whole and perfect body of himself: but that one should bee as a hand, another as a finger, another as an arme, another as a leg, another as a shoulder, and another as a foote. Too bee short, God hath so dispozed his giftes among vs, as wee must needes perceyue, that if euery of vs will draw alone by himselfe, he shall by and by bee as a rotten member, bycause he can haue no firme continuance in the whole body, if he will needes bee separated from the rest of the members. And what will followe of it? It must needes perishe. Euen so is it with vs. That therefore is S. Paules meaning, when he sayth, that Gods grace is giuen too euery of vs.