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…

He confirmeth the thing yet better in that he sayeth, that the same was done in Jesus Christ. If we had bin chosen in our selves, it might be said, that God had found in us some secret virtue unknown too men. But seeing that he hath chosen us (that is too say, […] ⟨p. 14⟩[…] our selves: what shall we reply too that? If I do a man […] because I love him. And if the cause of my love be sought […] be for that we be like of conditions, or else for some […]. But we must not imagine any likeliness in God, and […] us expressly here: for S. Paul sayeth that we were […] Christ. Had God then an eye unto us when he vouchsafed […]? No: for then should he have utterly abhorred us. It is […] in respect of our miseries he had pity and compassion upon […] us: but that was because he had loved us already in our […] Christ. Then must God needs have had his pattern […] glass before him wherein too behold us, that is too say, he […] have looked upon our Lord Jesus Christ, before he could […] us and call us. And so, too be short, after S. Paul hath […] we could not bring any thing unto God, but that he […] of his own free goodness, in choosing us before the creation of […] he addeth yet a more certainer proof: namely that he did […] •ord Jesus Christ, who is as it were the true book of […] Gods vouchsafing to choose us, that is to wit, his vouchsafing […] it before all everlastingness, was as it were a registering of us […] of Record. And the holy scripture calleth Gods election […] of Life. As I said afore, Jesus Christ serveth for a register: […] whom we be engraved, and in whom God acknowledgeth […] children. Seeing then that God had an eye unto us in the […] of Jesus Christ: it followeth that he findeth not any thing in […] we might lay before him, too cause him too elect us. This […] is the thing that we have too remember further.

He confirmeth the thing yit better in that he sayeth, that the same vvas doone in Iesus Christ. If wee had bin chozen in our selues, it myght be sayd, that God had found in vs some secret vertue vnknowen too men. But seyng that he hath chozen vs (that is too saye, 〈…〉 ⟨p. 14⟩〈…〉 our selues: what shall wee reply too that? If I doo a man 〈…〉 bycause I loue him. And if the cause of my loue bee sought bee for that wee bee lyke of conditions, or else for some . But wee must not imagine any lykelinesse in God, and vs expressly heere: for S. Paule sayeth that wee were Christ. Had God then an eye vntoo vs when he voutsafed ? No: for then should he haue vtterly abhorred vs. It is in respect of our miseries he had pitie and compassion vppon vs: but that was bycause he had loued vs already in our Christ. Then must God needes haue had his patterne glasse before him wherin too behold vs, that is too say, he haue looked vppon our Lord Iesus Christ, before he could vs and call vs. And so, too bee short, after S. Paule hath wee could not bring any thing vntoo God, but that he of his owne free goodnesse, in choozing vs before the creation of he addeth yit a more certeiner proofe: namely that he did ord Iesus Christ, who is as it were the trew booke of Gods voutsafyng to chooze vs, that is to wit, his voutsafyng it before all euerlastingnesse, was as it were a registring of vs of Record. And the holy scripture calleth Gods election of Lyfe. As I sayd afore, Iesus Christ serueth for a register: whom wee bee ingraued, and in whom God acknowledgeth children. Seyng then that God had an eye vntoo vs in the of Iesus Christ: it followeth that he fyndeth not any thing in wee myght lay before him, too cause him too elect vs. This is the thing that wee haue too remember further.