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

14 But when I saw that they walked not rightly after the truth of the Gospel, I said too Peter afore them all, if thou being a Jew livest after the manner of the Gentiles and not as the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to play the Jews? ⟨p. 78⟩15 We be Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles. 16 And yet forasmuch as we know that a man is not justified by the works of the Law, but by belief in Jesus Christ, we also have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Jesus Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for no flesh shall be justified by the works of the Law.

14 But vvhen I savve that they vvalked not rightly after the truth of the Gospell, I sayde too Peter afore them all, if thou beyng a Ievv liuest after the maner of the Gentiles and not as the Ievves, vvhy compellest thou the Gentiles to play the Ievves? ⟨p. 78⟩15 VVee bee Ievves by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles. 16 And yet for asmuch as vvee knovve that a man is not iustified by the vvoorkes of the Lavve, but by beleefe in Iesus Christ, vve also haue beleeued in Iesus Christe, that vvee might bee iustified by the fayth of Iesus Christ, and not by the vvorkes of the Lavve; for no flesh shall bee iustified by the vvorkes of the Lavve.

IT hath always bin a common saying, that look what Law a man layeth upon others, he ought too keep the same himself. For it is neither right nor reason, that a man should go scot-free himself, and lay the burden upon other folks shoulders. And for that cause doth our Lord Jesus Christ upbraid the Scribes and Pharisees,¹ that they passed not to lay heavy burdens upon the poor people, & in the mean while took leave to do what they listed themselves. And commonly it falleth out through hypocrisy, that he which is rough & extreme in all rigour towards his neighbours, would have other men to forbear him and to dispense with him. But if we will needs press our neighbours to do their duty, the true & natural order requireth, that every of us should first begin at himself. Ye see then how it is a most manifest hypocrisy, when a man will not a whit bear with his neighbours, but challengeth their duty to the uttermost, & in the mean while offendeth grossly himself, & will not suffer any correction. Yea & sometimes also it falleth out, that we would play the good fellows at other mens cost. Even so fell it out here in S. Peter. For his enforcing of the Gentiles to keep the Ceremonial law, came not of the foresaid hypocrisy of taking leave too do what he listed, and of desiring too go quite and clear before God for his constraining of other men too such a point: but of doubleness, for that he was too desirous too pleasure his own countrymen. He had already taken leave too live after the manner