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…

And as touching the said Righteousness, where shall a man find it? Every man says, there is nothing but deceit, nothing but craft, nothing but forswearing, extortion, outrage, and violence. Every man complains of his neighbours, and his neighbours of him. Howsoever the case stand, we see that Righteousness is as good as banished out of the world. And therefore inasmuch as the name of Jesus Christ & of his Gospel is so shamefully unhallowed by such as abuse it falsely: we have so much the more need too remember what S. Paul saith here: namely that God will disclaim us, until we bear his mark, and be created new again in Jesus Christ. As how? Too be truthful▪ […] or (as I have said already) though we were esteemed as Angels: yet shall our hypocrisy be always loathly before God, if we be not cleansed of it, and endeavour with a true and right meaning affection, too employ our selves too the serving of God, and too the helping of our neighbours.

And as touching the sayd Rightuousnesse, where shall a man fynde it? Euery man sayes, there is nothing but deceyt, nothing but craft, nothing but forswearing, extortion, outrage, and violence. Euery man complaynes of his neyghbours, and his neyghbours of him. Howsoeuer the cace stand, we see that Rightuousnesse is as good as banished out of the world. And therefore inasmuch as the name of Iesus Christ & of his Gospel is so shamefully vnhalowed by such as abuse it falsely: wee haue so much the more neede too remember what S. Paule sayth heere: namely that God will disclayme vs, vntyll we beare his mark, and bee created new agein in Iesus Christ. As how? Too bee truthfull▪ 〈…〉 or (as I haue sayd already) though wee were esteemed as Angels: yit shall our hypocrisie bee alwayes lothely before God, if wee bee not clenzed of it, and indeuer with a trew and ryght meaning affection, too imploy our selues too the seruing of God, and too the helping of our neyghbours.

Now hereupon he divideth this doctrine into several points, applying it too particular exhortations. For first he sayeth, that every man must leave lying, and speak the truth to his neighbours, because we be members all of one body. Not without cause doth Saint Paul here lay forth things particularly, which he had erst spoken generally. For we would always shift our hands of the doctrine, that it might vanish away in the air, and not come at us. Not that Gods speaking too us in general might not suffice us, if we were teachable as we ought be, too receive instruction at his hand: but because we be so snarled in our vanities, that if God do but say generally that we must be reformed according too his image, and utterly renounce […] selves: it toucheth us not at all, but we let it pass. Therefore is he fain too decipher it by piecemeal, as if he should make an anatomy of our thoughts and affections, and bring too