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…

[…] let us mark also, that although God have reformed us, […] in the good way, and made us too feel that he hath […] us already, to subdue us to his word and to make us serve […] in all things: yet doth it not therefore follow, that we be […] at the first day, no nor yet in all our whole lifetime. […] says not that God bringeth his chosen and faithful ones […] point of perfection, […] he says that he draweth them […] And so are we but in the way thitherward even until our […] Therefore as long as we live in this world, let us learn too […] go forward more and more, assuring ourselves that there is […] somewhat amiss in us. For they that imagine any […] are as good as bewitched with hypocrisy and pride, or […] no feeling nor fear of God in them, but mock him […] face. For he that examineth himself, shall always find […] of vices, as he shall be ashamed of them, if he consider them ⟨image 33⟩well. They then which say that we can come too any perfection while we dwell in this mortal body, do well show that either they be utterly blinded with devilish pride, or else that they be […] folk void of all religion and godliness. As for our part, […] us mark (as I touched afore) that God hath chosen us too the […] we▪ should be blameless: Howbeit, that we be not able too be so,¹ till we be quite r•d of all our infirmities, and departed […] of this prison of sin, wherein we be held fast as now. And therefore when we feel any vices in us, let us fight manfully against them, and not be out of hart, as though we were not Gods children, because we be not yet faultless before him, but that our sins are always before our eyes, which make us guilty. Although then that we find never so many miseries in ourselves too thrust us out of the way▪ Yet let us go on still, assuring our selves that as long as we live here beneath upon the earth, our way is never at an end, but we […] always go still forward, and we can never come too our resting place. Lo how the faithful ought too hearten and strengthen themselves, although they be not perfect. And let the same also cause […] too gro•e and sigh under the burden which we be driven too feel.

〈…〉 let vs mark also, that although God haue reformed vs, in the good waye, and made vs too feele that he hath vs alredie, to subdew vs to his word and to make vs serue in all things: yit doth it not therfore follow, that we be at the first day, no nor yit in all our whole lyfetyme. sayes not that God bringeth his chozen and faythfull ones poynt of perfection, he sayes that he draweth them And so are wee but in the way thitherward euen vntill our Therfore as long as wee liue in this world, let vs learne too go foreward more and more, assuring ourselues that there is somewhat amisse in vs. For they that imagin anie are as good as bewitched with hippocrisie and pryde, or no feeling nor feare of God in them, but mocke him face. For he that examineth himselfe, shall alwayes fynd of vyces, as he shalbee ashamed of them, if he consider them