A17706:721
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
London: printed by Henry Bynneman for Lucas Harison and George Bishop, 1574London: printed by Henrie Bynneman for Lucas Harison and George Bishop, 1574
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The. 26. Sermon, which is the third upon the fourth Chapter.
The. 26. Sermon, which is the third vpon the fourth Chapter.
8 At such time as ye knew not God, you served them that by nature are no Gods. 9 But now that you know God or rather are known of God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and beggarly Ceremonies, whereunto ye would fain be in bondage again as before. 10 Ye observe days & months, and times, & years. 11 I am afraid of you least I have laboured in vain about you.
8 At such time as yee knevve not God, you serued them that by nature are no Gods. 9 But novv that you knovv God or rather are knowne of God, hovv is it that you turne back againe to the vveake and beggerly Ceremonies, vvherevnto ye vvoulde faine be in bondage againe as before. 10 Ye obserue dayes & monethes, and times, & yeares. 11 I am afrayde of you least I haue laboured in vaine about you.
We have seen heretofore how that after the Galatians had bin faithfully taught by S. Paul, who had taken much pain among them, they shrunk back again: not that they utterly renounced Jesus Christ and the Gospel: but that they had bin to easy in suffering themselves to be deceived in following diverse opinions, as we see it is come to pass through the whole world. For the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and baptism as a mark of faith do in deed continue still: but yet for all that, we see that all things are marred with superstition and Idolatry. So the Galatians pretended still to be of Gods Church: and yet in the mean while they were bewrapped in many follies, as specially in this, that they should partly purchase grace and soul health at Gods hand, by keeping the Ceremonies of the Law. But that was to great a defacing of our Lord Jesus Christ. For it is impossible for him too be our Saviour, unless we lay away all self weening, and put our whole trust in him. We see then that the fault of the Galatians was, that they