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 now he warneth us, that it is too heinous a crime too grieve him, yea & to intolerable a treachery. I have told you already, that this similitude intendeth not to impute any excessive passion to Gods spirit: but too put us too shame, and too make the hear too stand up upon our heads. Behold (sayeth Saint Paul), Gods spirit hath chosen his dwelling place in us,¹ (according as it is said in another place, that not only our souls, but also our bodies are the temples of the holy Ghost) and he is glad too be in us, and too abide there, and too make it his continual home: now then if we fall too spiting of him, as though we minded too chase him and banish him from us, is it not too devilish a dealing? And yet notwithstanding, when we seek allurements of unthriftiness, when we take leave too corrupt our selves by lewd and loose talk, and when we labour too have other naughty means too turn us away from the fear of God, and too bring our consciences asleep: it is all one as if we endeavoured of set purpose too chase away and too banish Gods spirit from us, and too say, we will have ⟨image 250⟩no more acquaintance with him. Must we not needs be most miserable and cursed creatures, when we overshoot our selves so far? That then is the thing that S. Paul had an eye unto.

And now he warneth vs, that it is too heynous a cryme too greeue him, yea & to intollerable a trecherie. I haue told you alredy, that this similitude intendeth not to impute any excessiue passiō to Gods spirit: but too put vs too shame, and too make the heare too stand vp vpon our heads. Behold (sayeth Saint Paule), Gods spirit hath chozen his dwelling place in vs,¹ (according as it is sayd in another place, that not only our soules, but also our bodyes are the temples of the holy Ghoste) and he is glad too bee in vs, and too abyde there, and too make it his continuall home: nowe then if wee fall too spyting of him, as though wee mynded too chace him and banish him from vs, is it not too diuelish a dealing? And yit notwithstanding, when wee seeke allurements of vnthriftinesse, when wee take leaue too corrupt our selues by leaud and loose talk, and when wee labour too haue other naughtie meanes too turne vs awaye from the feare of God, and too bring our consciences asleepe: it is all one as if wee indeuered of set purpose too chace away and too banish Gods spirit from vs, and too say, wee will haue