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 were this doctrine well put in ure: surely all the troubles that are now adays in the world, would soon be appeased, and there would no more be so many bickerings and disputings: but we should easily agree all together. For Ambition or Vainglory is the mother of all heresies, for when men will needs exalt themselves, they must needs thereby thrust down Christ if they could. Again, whence spring Superstitions, but of this, that men know not the inestimable benefits that are brought us by our Lord Jesus Christ, and are daily offered unto us in him by the Gospel? This hath made the world always wanton and wandering after his own lusts: this hath made men too forge so many patrons and advocates: this hath made men too advance their own deservings: this hath made folk too deuyze ⟨image 215⟩so many satisfactions, so many means wherewith too please God, and so many new services: namely for that they were not contented with Jesus Christ, and all for want of knowing what manner a one he is, and that when we once have him, he ought too suffice us, and we too hold our selves too him, because the father hath so glorified him, as we ought of duty too do him homage, and too honour him as our sovereign King. Forasmuch then as we see the wretched unbelievers to be scattered here & there, by reason that they turn away from Jesus Christ: we have so much the more need to be warned to hold us simply to his obedience, & to know that all our welfare cometh of him, & (therefore) that we ought to return to him to yield him his dew honour, & therewithal put our whole trust in him, & that too the intent we may so do, we must consider that there is nothing but ••lth in us, & that we hold our spiritual life of him, & that not for once & away, but in such wise as he worketh continually in us, strengthening & furthering us even until he have brought bs to his perfection, that is to say, to the perfection which we hope for by him. And for this cause was the holy Supper left us, as a remembrance that our Lord Jesus Christ is he in whom we must wholly seek all things belonging to the life of our souls. For (there) we profess, that he is our nourishment, even to satisfy us to the full. And therefore the cause why we come (thither) to eat & drink, is to put us in mind that we have•• Jesus Christ, not the half of our life only, but the whole of it:

Now were this doctrine well put in vre: surely all the trubbles that are now adayes in the world, would soone bee appeased, and there would no more bee so many bickerings and disputings: but wee should easly agree all toogither. For Ambition or Uaynglorye is the moother of all heresyes, for whē men will needes exalt thēselues, they must needes therby thrust downe Christ if they could. Agein, whence spring Superstitions, but of this, that men knowe not the inestimable benefytes that are brought vs by our Lord Iesus Christ, and are dayly offered vntoo vs in him by the Gospell? This hath made the world alwayes wanton and wandering after his owne lusts: this hath made men too forge so many patrons and aduocates: this hath made men too aduaunce their owne deseruings: this hath made folke too deuyze