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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.
Upon the preaching of the Gospel in a […], some shall be touched with lively faith in their hearts, and […] go away again as they came without faring any whit the […], or else they harden themselves against God, and bewray the […] that was hidden in them before, whereof cometh such […]? Even of this, that God amendeth the one sort by his holy […], and leaveth the other sort in their natural corruption. Ye see […] that the thing wherein Gods goodness shineth forth most unto […] that by the preaching of the Gospel too us, we have as it were […] that he pitieth us, loveth us, calleth us, and allureth us too him. […] when the doctrine that is preached too us, is received of us […] effectually: that is yet a further and more special token […] we perceive that God intendeth too be our father, and hath […] us too be his children. Not without cause then doth S. Paul say […] this strain, that we be blessed of God, even according too his […] of us aforehand. For we of our selves come not too him, we […] selves seek him not:1 but the saying of the Prophet Isaiah must […] be fulfilled in all: namely that God showeth himself too such […] sought him not: and that such as were far of do see him near at […], and he sayeth too them, here I am, here I am; although you […] despised me, yet do I vouchsafe too come too you, because I have […] care of your welfare. Thus we see what S. Paul aimed at in this […].
Uppon the preaching of the Gospell in a 〈…〉, some shalbee touched with lyuely faith in their hartes, and 〈…〉 go away ageine as they came without faring any whit the 〈…〉, or else they harden themselues ageinst God, and bewray the 〈…〉 that was hidden in them before, whereof commeth such 〈…〉? Euen of this, that God amendeth the one sort by his holy 〈…〉, and leaueth the other sort in their naturall corruption. Yee see 〈…〉 that the thing wherein Gods goodnesse shyneth foorth most vntoo 〈…〉 that by the preaching of the Gospell too vs, wee haue as it were 〈…〉 that he pitieth vs, loueth vs, calleth vs, and allureth vs too him. when the doctrine that is preached too vs, is receyued of vs effectually: that is yit a further and more speciall token wee perceyue that God intendeth too bee our father, and hath vs too bee his children. Not without cause then doth S. Paule say this streyne, that wee bee blissed of God, euen according too his of vs aforehand. For wee of our selues come not too him, wee selues seeke him not: