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. 3. Sermon upon the first Chapter.

The. 3. Sermon vpon the first Chapter.

6 I marvel that you are so suddenly carried away from him that had called you through the grace of Christ, unto another Gospel. 7 Which is none other thing but that there are some which trouble you, and would overthrow the Gospel of Christ. 8 But if I my self or an Angel from heaven tell you otherwise than I have told you: cursed be he.

6 I maruell that you are so sodenly caried avvay from him that had called you through the grace of Christ, vnto another Gospell. 7 VVhich is none other thing but that there are some vvhich trouble you, and vvould ouerthrovv the Gospell of Christ. 8 But if I my selfe or an Angell from heauen tell you othervvise than I haue tolde you: cursed be hee.

We see here more openly the thing that I have touched already this morning: that is to wit, that Saint Paul spareth not the Galatians, although he mind not too shut them out of the gate of salvation. For inasmuch as his meaning is to bring them back to repentance: it is good reason that he should set the grace of God before them, as a thing common to them. But yet for all that, he flattereth them not, but rather rebuketh them for their faults, and specially for the overgreat lightness that was in them in giving ear to deceivers, which came unto them to disguise the doctrine of the Gospel. And to make them perceive their own unthankfulness the better: he saith that he wondereth to see them carried away so soon and so easily from the heavenly calling, and how it cometh to pass that they could be so quickly thrust out of the way, & continue yet still in their doing, seeing that they had already felt & tried Gods grace in our Lord Jesus Christ. For inasmuch as he laboured to bring them back