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…

Although there were none other lewdness than this, were it not enough too mar all the virtues that we could have besides? Again seeing that the spirit of perfection, the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of righteousness, and the spirit of pureness abideth and resteth in Jesus Christ: it is certain that all such as are separated from him, have nothing else in them but vice, and all manner of uncleanness, how much so ever the world fawn upon them. And on the other side let us mark also, that all such as boast themselves of belief in the Gospel, and are not sanctified of God, do bewray their own hypocrisy and lying, and dote themselves by their own life, whatsoever their mouth sing or say, according as we see many now a days, which defile and unhallow the name of faith which ought too be holy. For every man will say he is faithful, and they that have least faith, are boldest too say that there is no faith but in themselves. And would God it were so but in the one half of us. But we see even among all that bear the name of Christians, their whole life is disordered and loose, in so much that they mock▪ God too the full, and despise all religion, and yet notwithstanding do in the mean while think (as I have said already,) that they have great wrong if they be not taken for good Christians and Catholics. Yet for all this we see how S. Paul knitteth these […] things together in unseparable bond: namely that if we have the faith of the Gospel, we must therewithal give over our selves wholly unto our God, and separate our selves from the corruptions of the world, according as we have seen how that in the Epistle too the Galatians,¹ he sayeth that the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, […] too the end we should be sanctified by his blood, too yield obedience henceforth in all pureness unto God his father. And as he sayeth […] another place,² we be not called too uncleanness, but unto right• ousnesse, too the intent that Gods name should be honoured and glorified by us.

Although there were none other leadwnesse than this, were it not ynough too marre all the vertues that wee could haue besides? Againe seyng that the spirit of perfection, the spirit of the feare of God, the spirit of righteousnesse, and the spirit of purenesse abydeth and resteth in Iesus Christ: it is certeine that all such as are separated from him, haue nothing else in them but vyce, and all maner of vnclenenesse, how much so euer the world fawne vppon them. And on the other side let vs marke also, that all such as boast themselues of beleefe in the Gospell, and are not sanctifyed of God, doo bewray their owne hipocrisie and lying, and dote themselues by their owne lyfe, whatsoeuer their mouth sing or say, according as wee see many now a dayes, which defyle and vnhalowe the name of faith which ought too bee holie. For euerie man will say he is faithfull, and they that haue least faith, are boldest too say that there is no faith but in themselues. And would God it were so but in the one halfe of vs. But wee see euen among all that beare the name of Christians, their whole life is disordered and looce, in so much that they mocke God too the full, and despyze all religion, and yet notwithstanding doo in the meane whyle thinke (as I haue sayd already,) that they haue great wrong if they bee not taken for good Chrirtions and Catholikes. Yet for all this wee see how S. Paule knitteth these things toogither in vnseparable bond: namely that if wee haue the faith of the Gospell, wee must therwithall giue ouer our selues wholly vntoo our God, and separate our selues from the corruptions of the world, according as wee haue seene how that in the Epistle too the Galathians,