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…

I said even now that the preaching of his word is a singular benefit too us. And that is the cause why it is said so often in the Law & ⟨p. 11⟩[…], that God hath not dealt so with any other nation, as he […] the linage of Abraham,¹ in that he vouchsafed too choose & adopt […] the law was a sure record. So then the children of […] exhorted too praise God, because he had vo•safed to give […] law, and in the mean while had let the poor •entyles […] folk that pertained not too him at all. But it is yet a far […] specialler privilege, when he maketh us too fare the better […] word. For it is certain that our ears might be beaten […] with the things that should be told us, and we be never the […] for it, until God speak to us by his holy spirit within us. Then […] matter God showeth a double grace.² The one is when he […] up men to preach the Gospel too us: for no man is meet & […] too do it of himself. Needs therefore must they be of Gods […], which do call us too him, and offer us the hope of salvation. But yet for all that, let us mark well that we cannot believe, except […] himself too us by his holy spirit, and speak too our hearts […] holy Ghost, as well as he hath spoken too our ears by the […] of man.³ And that is the cause why the Prophet Isaiah sayeth, […] believed our doctrine? or too whom is the arm of the Lord […]? He showeth that there is no faith in the world, till God have […] in mens minds and hearts by the power of his holy […] And for the very same cause also doth our Lord Jesus say,⁴ that […] cometh too him except he be drawn by the father: but […] hath learned of my father (sayeth he) the same submitteth […] me. Too be short, we see manifestly that God showeth […] too us, when he vouchsafeth too enlighten us by his holy […] too the end we should be drawn too the faith of his Gospel. If the same were done commonly and indifferently too all men: yet […] we have cause too magnify God. But now when we see that […] are hardened, and othersome unconstant: and that some go their […] without taking any profit by the things that they have heard, […] othersome be altogether blockish: it is certain that the same […] Gods grace more apparent too us,