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 reason why he doth so, is for that men would have a half faced Gospel, and be are themselves in hand, that they be discharged before God, so the name of Christianity run roundly in their mouths. Like as at this day the word Gospel is taken to be meetly honourable among the Papists: but yet the Gospel which they have is but a bastard gospel, because they have put their own collops and gobbets to it. They have turkined all things after their own pleasure, and they have taken such a scope, that Jesus Christ is but an underling in comparison of them. For they have given determinate sentence as it were from Heaven. And in good sooth they have not been ashamed too say, that the Contents of the Gospel are but as an Absey of the Christians, or as it were an introduction: and that the great Mysteries and principal matters, have been revealed too them since, so as they must come from Councils, and from the Sea of Rome. Thus is our Lord Jesus Christ mocked, as though they had taken in hand too crucify him new again. For men could not deuyze too offer him a greater villainy, than too say that he was but as an Usher of a School to teach folk their Absey, and that the Pope is come in above him, to bring in the state of perfection: and yet notwithstanding it is seen how the Pope maketh a minglemangle ⟨image 97⟩or hotchpotch (as men term it) of all things. Then is the word Gospel villainously unhallowed among the Papists, and these sticklers which would have men to agree unto many superstitions, and too content themselves with a little of the Gospel, and in the mean while let many abuses and errors continue still: do likewise darken the pure doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ. That is the cause why S. Paul speaketh expressly of the truth of the Gospel, to show that we must go to it roundly, and not by halves, and that there must be no adding nor diminishing of the things which the son of God hath taught us, but that every man must be contented to hear him speak, and too let him have his mouth open. Let us on our side open our ears and be heedful to receive whatsoever he saith: and let no man presume to have an ore in that boat, to say this would be good, or this or that should be done.

The reason why he doth so, is for that men woulde haue a halfe faced Gospell, and be are themselues in hande, that they bee discharged before God, so the name of Christianitie runne roundly in theyr mouthes. Like as at this day the woorde Gospell is taken to bee meetely honourable among the Papists: but yet the Gospel which they haue is but a bastardgospell, bicause they haue put their owne collups and gobbets to it. They haue turkined all things after their owne pleasure, and they haue taken suche a scope, that Iesus Christ is but an vnderling in comparison of them. For they haue giuen determinate sentence as it were from Heauen. And in good sooth they haue not beene ashamed too say, that the Contentes of the Gospell are but as an Apsie of the Christians, or as it were an introduction: and that the greate Mysteryes and principall matters, haue beene reuealed too them since, so as they muste come from Councels, and from the Sea of Rome. Thus is our Lorde Iesus Christe mocked, as thoughe they had taken in hande too crucifie him newe agayne. For men coulde not deuyze too offer hym a greater villanye, than too saye that he was but as an Vsher of a Schoole to teach folke theyr Apsie, and that the Pope is come in aboue hym, to bring in the state of perfection: and yet notwithstāding it is sene how the Pope maketh a minglemangle