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…

The care that we have of our tempor all profit, will suffice too condemn us before God, of the negligence that is seen in us, when we come too the well ordering of our life. For we think too escape by this excuse, that we thought not of it. But is it a tolerable fault, that when God calleth us too him, and setteth the heavenly life […] us, specially telling us how dearly it was purchased, and requireth nothing but that we should yield him his right, that is too say, that we should glorify him in true obedience: all this should be nothing with us? Must it not needs be that we be too too gross headed, too stand buzzing about a straw, as ye would say, and about a sort of things that vanish away, and in the mean while too despise the kingdom of heaven after such a sort, as too make no account of Gods service, and too esteem the salvation of •ur souls as a thing of nothing? Yes: And therefore S. Paul exhorteth us now too be more waker, than we have bin wont: and first he sayeth, that in this •ace we must stand upon our ga•d, and not imagine that God must acquit us for out blo• kishnesse sake, when we be entangled in this world, and by that means think not upon the kingdom of heaven. Take heed (saith he) that ye walk circumspectly. It is true that although we look never so nearly too our selves, yet shall we not miss too be carried away by our infirmities, & we commit many faults, not only through ignorance, but also even wittingly, and oftentimes we be not strong enough too withstand temptations so manfully as were requisite. Nevertheless ⟨p. 263⟩if ye search narrowly why men pardon themselves many offences so easily, and why they bear themselves on hand that God thinks not on them: ye shall find that it proceedeth of negligence. For if we considered that we walk in the presence of God and his Angels: surely it would hold us in another manner of awe than we be. That therefore is the cause why he doth expressly require here a great care and circumspectness in us, too the intent that no man should give himself over unto evil for want of taking heed.

THe care that wee haue of our tempor all profit, will suffyze too condemne vs before God, of the negligence that is seene in vs, when wee come too the well ordering of our lyfe. For wee thinke too escape by this excuce, that wee thought not of it. But is it a tollerable fault, that when God calleth vs too him, and setteth the heauenly lyfe vs, specially telling vs how deerly it was purchaced, and requireth nothing but that wee should yeeld him his ryght, that is too say, that we should glorify him in trew obedience: all this should bee nothing with vs? Must it not needes bee that wee bee too too grosse headed, too stande buzzing about a strawe, as yee would say, and about a sort of thinges that vanish away, and in the meane whyle too despyze the kingdome of heauen after such a sort, as too make no account of Gods seruice, and too esteeme the saluation of ur soules as a thing of nothing? Yis: And therfore S. Paule exhorteth vs now too bee more waker, than we haue bin woont: and first he sayeth, that in this ace we must stand vppon our gad, and not imagin that God must acquit vs for out blo kishnesse sake, when wee bee intangled in this worlde, and by that meanes thinke not vppon the kingdome of heauen. Take heede (sayth he) that yee vvalke circumspectly. It is trew that although we looke neuer so neerly too our selues, yit shall wee not misse too bee caryed away by our infirmities, & wee commit many faultes, not only through ignorance, but also euen wittingly, and oftentymes we bee not strong ynough too withstand temptations so manfully as were requisite. Neuerthelesse