Sermons of M. John Calvin upon the Epistle of Saint Paul to the GalatiansSermons of M. Iohn Caluine vpon the Epistle of Saincte Paule to the Galathians

The prayer which M. John Calvin made ordinarily before the beginning of his Sermons.

The prayer which M. Iohn Caluin made ordinarily before the beginning of his Sermons.

Let us call upon our good God and father, praying him too vouchsafe too turn away his face from the great number of faults and offences, whereby we cease not to provoke his wrath against us: and forasmuch as we be too too unworthy to appear before his majesty, it may please him to look upon us in the countenance of his well beloved son o• Lord Jesus Christ, accepting the desert of his death and passion, for a full recompense of all […] sins, that by means thereof he may like well of us, and vouchsafe to enlighten us by his spirit, in the understanding of his word, ⟨image 351⟩and grant us the […] to receive the same in true fear and humility, so as we may be taught thereby to put our trust in him, to serve and honour him by glorifying his holy name in all our life, and to yield him the love and obedience which faithful servants owe to their masters, and children too their fathers, seeing it hath pleased him too call us to the number of his servants and children. And let us pray unto him as our good master hath taught us too pray, saying. Our father which art. &c.

LEt vs call vppon our good God and father, praying him too vouchsafe too turne away his face from the great number of faultes and offences, wherby we ceasse not to prouoke his wrath agaynst vs: and forasmuch as wee bee too too vnworthie to appeare before his maiestie, it may please him to loke vpon vs in the countenance of his welbeloued sonne o• Lorde Iesus Christ, accepting the desert of his death and passion, for a full recompence of all sinnes, that by meanes thereof he may like well of vs, and vouchsafe to inlighten vs by his spirite, in the vnderstanding of his word,