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

Ye see then that we must not bring eyes full of vanity, to discern which is the Church, as they do which will have nothing but pomp and great outward shows. But contrariwise let us consider that god will so afflict his poor church, as there shall not appear any beauty or shape in her too the worldwarde, but rather utter desolation, yea (and as we commonly see) every man shall rise up against her. But howsoever she fare, let it content us, that God gathereth us to him as his children: yea and let us mark, that when we be called by the pure doctrine of the Gospel, we be made fellows with all the fathers whom God chose under the Law, with all the holy Kings and Patriarchs, with all the Prophets and Martyrs, and finally with all the faithful ones that have bin since Abel to this day, or which shall be to the worlds end. No doubt but the Papists will brag enough of their multitude: yea, but we see that the Prophet laugheth all of them too scorn. And why? We must always discern which are the [true] children. For what else we are all the Churches of the Papists than Brothelhouses of Satan? All things are infected, nothing is there but filthiness, Gods service is there utterly marred, and too be short, there is no soundness at all in them. The Papists therefore for all that ever they can pretend too make themselves Gods Church, are but misbegotten Bastards, as they that are tied too the Brotherlhouse with their mother that Synagogue of hell.

Yee see then that wee muste not bring eies full of vanitie, to discerne which is the Church, as they do which will haue nothing but pompe and great outward shewes. But contrariwise let vs consider that god will so afflict his poore church, as there shall not appeare any beautie or shape in hir too the worldwarde, but rather vtter desolation, yea (and as we cōmonly see) euerie man shall rise vp agaynst hir. But howsoeuer she fare, let it content vs, that God gathereth vs to him as his children: yea and let vs marke, that when we be called by the pure doctrine of the Gospel, we be made fellowes with all the fathers whome God chose vnder the Lawe, with all the holy Kings and Patriarkes, with all the Prophets and Martyrs, and finally with all the faythfull ones that haue bin since Abell to this day, or which shall be to the worldes ende. No doubt but the Papists will bragge ynough of their multitude: yea, but wee see that the Prophete laugheth all of them too scorne. And why? VVee must alwayes discerne which are the [true] children. For what else we are all the Churches of the Papistes than Brothelhouses of Satan? All things are infected, nothing is there but fylthynesse, Gods seruice is there vtterly marred, and too bee short, there is no soundnesse at all in them. The Papists therefore for all that euer they can pretende too make themselues Gods Churche, are but misbegotten Bastardes, as they that are tyed too the Brotherlhouse wyth theyr mother that Sinagog of hell.