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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.
They will say perchance, it is too believe in God: (yea:) but the Turks and Papists will say so too: and yet for all that […] will condemn the Turks, because they know not what belief is. As much is too be said of Papists. And wherein differ we from them, we (I say) that call our selves Christians? In knowing that God hath sent us Jesus Christ too lead us up higher, so as we be sure that because he is our father, he will not lay our sins too our charge, but receiveth us into his favour through his own free goodness, accepting us for righteous, when we condemn our selves by true repentance, and seek all our welfare in Jesus Christ, acknowledging that there is nothing in us but utter cursedness. Ye see then that our Lord Jesus Christ is the very mark or white whereat we aim. If a man should shoot in a long bow, or in a Cross bow, or in a Gun, and have no mark or white before him, but should discharge at adventure, now this way, now that way: what a shooting were that? Even so stands the case with all them that aim not at our Lord Jesus Christ. For they do but rove, and entangle them selves in many a peck of troubles: and we should be ever in danger to be misled and deceived by men, if we did not know Jesus Christ, and settle our whole contentation in him, assuring our selves that he is the whole sum of our faith.
They will say perchaunce, it is too beleeue in God: (yea:) but the Turkes and Papistes will say so too: and yit for all that 〈…〉 will condemne the Turkes, bycause they know not what beleefe is. As much is too bee sayd of Papists. And wherin differ wee from them, wee (I say) that call our selues Christians? In knowing that God hath sent vs Iesus Christ too leade vs vp hygher, so as wee bee sure that bycause he is our father, he will not lay our sinnes too our charge, but receyueth vs intoo his fauour through his owne free goodnesse, accepting vs for ryghtuous, when wee condemne our selues by trew repentance, and seeke all our welfare in Iesus Christ, acknowledging that there is nothing in vs but vtter cursednesse. Yee see then that our Lord Iesus Christ is the very marke or whyte wherat wee ame. If a man should shoote in a long bowe, or in a Crosse bowe, or in a Gunne, and haue no mark or white before him, but should discharge at aduenture, now this way, now that way: what a shooting were that? Euen so standes the cace with al them that ame not at our Lord Iesus Christ. For they doo but roue, and intangle them selues in many a pecke of trubbles: and wee should bee euer in daunger to bee misledde and de•eiued by men, if wee did not knowe Iesus Christ, and settle our whole contentation in hym, assuring our selues that he is the whole summe of our fayth.