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…

Hereunto he addeth the top of all mischief: which is, that men go astray after their own kind, continue in going outward from worse too worse, and foade themselves with flattery, whereby they cast their consciences into such a sleep, as they feel no more any remorse ⟨p. 204⟩or grief: and that is the high way too make them utterly past recovery. Now first of all, let us learn here too prevent such vengeance of God, which ought too make us quake. And when we hear that such as abide still in their own nature, and overshoot themselves so far as too be without scruple of conscience, and too become as brute beasts, void of discretion, too be moved either with life or death, or with any manner of feeling of their own soul health: let us a Gods name walk in fear and awe, and bewail our sins every hour early and late, that we be not hardened after that fashion. For we see how they that grow beastly after that sort, do gather such a hard hartednes, as a man cannot bow them, after they have once gotten such a boldness in giving themselves unto evil. Thus as touching the first point, let us be right well assured, that God revengeth himself after a terrible manner, against all such as foade themselves in their vices, and take inordinate leave too do what they list, so that in the end they become brutish, even as Asses and Dogs.

Heereuntoo he addeth the toppe of al mischeef: which is, that men go astray after their owne kynd, continew in going outward from woorse too woorse, and foade themselues with flatterie, wherby they cast their consciences into such a sleepe, as they feele no more anye remorse ⟨p. 204⟩or griefe: and that is the hygh way too make them vtterly past recouerie. Now first of all, let vs learne heere too preuent such vengeance of God, which ought too make vs quake. And when wee heare that such as abyde styll in their owne nature, and ouershoote themselues so farre as too bee without scruple of conscience, and too become as brute beastes, voyde of discretion, too be moued eyther with lyfe or death, or with any maner of feeling of their owne soule health: let vs a Gods name walke in feare and awe, and bewayle our sinnes euerye houre early and late, that wee bee not hardened after that fashion. For wee see how they that growe beastly after that sort, doo gather such a hard hartednes, as a man cannot bow them, after they haue once gotten such a boldnesse in giuing themselues vntoo euyll. Thus as touching the first poynt, let vs bee ryght well assured, that God reuengeth himselfe after a terrible manner, ageinst all such as foade themselues in their vyces, and take inordinate leaue too doo what they list, so that in the end they become brutish, euen as Asses and Dogges.