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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…
The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur GoldingThe sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur Golding
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Lucas Harison, 1577
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Therefore if a man have overshot himself once, it is good that he should be warned of it, that he may take better heed hereafter: and that we knowing that God hath bound us so deeply unto him, by exalting us, and by doing us more honour than we deserve, in vouchsafing too have us too be his people, and too make us glory of the having of the pure doctrine of his Gospel, we may profit our selves the better by it, and be afraid least if we change after that sort, and become so reckless as too fall too taking of leave too do what we list: God show us that he is able too take away the things that he hath given us, and too dispossess us of them when he listeth.
Therfore if a man haue ouershot himself once, it is good that he should bee warned of it, that he may take better heede hereafter: and that wee knowing that God hath bound vs so deeply vntoo him, by exalting vs, and by dooing vs more honour than we deserue, in voutsafing too haue vs too bee his people, and too make vs glorie of the hauing of the pure doctrine of his Gospell, we may profit our selues the better by it, and bee afrayd least if wee chaunge after that sort, and become so rechelesse as too fall too taking of leaue too doo what wee list: God shewe vs that he is able too take away the things that hee hath giuen vs, and too dispossesse vs of them when he listeth.
Now Saint Paul addeth here the manner how God is so liberal unto us in Jesus Christ, and yet notwithstanding dealeth the gifts of his holy spirit too each man by certain measure, & not to every man alike, but as he him self thinketh good. He sayeth, that this was done by our Lord lesus Christs ascending up into Heaven. For then did he obtain sovereign dominion,1 and the father gave him a name which is above all names, that all knees should how before him, as it is said in another place. In deed our Lord Jesus Christ received all fullness of grace at his coming into the world, accordingly as S. John sayeth in his first Chapter,2 that all of us receive of him, to the end we may have our fill of the good things whereof we were hungry and empty before.