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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.
Let us not belike these ⟨p. 176⟩fantastical persons, who would have God too send them some revelation from heaven, and that they might have no need of preaching or reading. Let us not be carried away with such foolish overweening: but let all of us both great and small, submit our selves soberly too the order that our Lord Jesus Christ hath set: which is, that such as have great skill, and are well seen in thee holy scriptures, and have the gift of teaching, should strain themselves too serve the whole Church as they be bound too do:1 for too that end hath God advanced them above others. And that the meaner sort and the ignorant, be not envious for that they see not them selves too have like portion: but consider that it is enough for them that God forgot them not, but that the dealing of his gracious gifts (after that manner,) was too their profit and salvation. It was Gods will that all things should be made common, and that every member of the body should have his part of them, at leastwise so the order be always kept.
Let vs not belyke these ⟨p. 176⟩fantasticall persons, who would haue God too send them some reuelation from heauen, and that they myght haue no neede of preaching or reading. Let vs not bee caryed away with such foolish ouerweening: but let all of vs both great and small, submit our selues soberly too the order that our Lord Iesus Christ hath set: which is, that such as haue greate skill, and are well seene in thee holy scriptures, and haue the gift of teaching, should streyne themselues too serue the whole Church as they bee bound too doo:1 for too that end hath God aduaunced them aboue others. And that the meaner sort and the ignorant, bee not enuious for that they see not them selues too haue lyke portion: but consider that it is ynough for them that God forgat them not, but that the dealing of his gracious giftes (after that maner,) was too their profit and saluation. It was Gods will that all things should bee made common, and that euery member of the bodie should haue his part of them, at leastwyse so the order bee alwayes kept.