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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 sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur GoldingThe sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur Golding
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Lucas Harison, 1577
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the perfection of the faithful and of Gods children, is too acknowledge their own weakness, and too pray God not only too amend all their misdoings, but also too bear with them of his infinite goodness, and not too call them too account with extremity and rigour. Ye see then that the thing whereunto we must resort for succour, is Gods mercy, whereby he covereth and burieth all our sins, because we have not yet attained too the mark whereunto he calleth us, that is too wit, too a holy and faultless life. But howsoever the world go with us, let us go forward still, and take good heed that […] step not out of the right way.
For the perfection of the faythfull and of Gods children, is too acknowledge their owne weaknesse, and too pray God not onely too amend all their misdooings, but also too beare with them of his infinite goodnesse, and not too call them too account with extremitie and rigor. Yee see then that the thing whereuntoo wee must resort for succour, is Gods mercy, whereby he couereth and buryeth all our sinnes, bycause wee haue not yit atteyned too the marke whereunto he calleth vs, that is too wit, too a holy and faultlesse lyfe. But howsoeuer the world go with vs, let vs go foreward still, and take good heede that 〈…〉 step not out of the right way.
If the word Love be referred too men, then S. Paul meant too betoken the true right••••ousnesse of Christians, that is too wit, to deal faithfully and uprightly. For we know that the hypocrites would content God with ceremonies and Gewgaws, as men term them: and in the mean while some of them shall be given too catching and snatching: some shall be full of envy, malice, cruelty and treason: some […] drunkard•, and othersome shall be whoremongers and loose […] themselves the bridle too all naughtiness. And yet for all […] all is safe, if they may make a few mops & mows, ⟨p. 17⟩[…] some countenance of holiness by using a few […] Paul too cut of all such stuff, sayeth that we must walk in […] is the bond of perfection and the fulfilling of the Law) if […] too have our life allowed of God. And so ye see what we […] mark upon that stray ne.