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 if we ought too procure the furtherance of our neyghbo•rs salvation, and also their temporal benefit and welfare: what a thing is it if we seduce them by our disorder, and utterly quench and put away all fear of God in them? When we serve Satan by our loose talk, when we labour too deface all honesty, when we move men too a beastly life: is not such defiling of our tongues an utter perverting of the order of nature? Then let us learn so too occupy our selves in good and necessary talk, as we eschew the defiling of our selves with wicked communication, which are as bawds tricks of Satan, too corrupt such as were well disposed too serve God. And so we see that look how many loose speeches pass in the world, so many spiritual poisonings are there (as I said afore) too corrupt good manners. And although we cannot be made to believe it: yet is it certain that it is proved sufficiently enough, even by experience. Howbeit let us not be as fools that will not learn but by great harm: but rather let us yield too that which is told us by the holy Ghost.

Now if wee ought too procure the furtherance of our neyghbo•rs saluation, and also their temporall benefyte and welfare: what a thing is it if wee seduce them by our disorder, and vtterly quenche and put away all feare of God in them? When wee serue Satan by our looce talk, when wee labour too deface all honestie, when wee moue men too a beastly lyfe: is not such defyling of our toungs an vtter peruerting of the order of nature? Then let vs learne so too occupy our selues in good and necessarie talke, as wee eschew the defyling of our selues with wicked communicatiō, which are as baudes trickes of Satan, too corrupt such as were well dispozed too serue God. And so wee see that looke how manye looce speeches passe in the worlde, so many spirituall poysonings are there (as I sayde afore) too corrupt good manners. And although wee cannot be made to beleeue it: yit is it certein that it is proued sufficiently ynough, euē by experience. Howbeeit let vs not bee as fooles that will not learne but by great harme: but rather let vs yeeld too that which is told vs by the holy Ghost.