Sermons of John Calvin, upon the song that Hezekiah made after he had been…Sermons of Iohn Caluin, vpon the songe that Ezechias made after he had bene…

But in heavy case is he, that being ⟨image 5⟩afflicted with that dangerous disease of the feeling of Gods wrath kindled against him, hath not the conserve of belief of Gods providence remaining with him, or being ministered to him either for feebleness of stomach can not receive and brook it, or his oppressed appetite being overwhelmed with gross faithless and papistical humours can not abide the taste of it. Woe is (I say) to them: for their disease is dangerous and hard to be cured. For when the wretched man finding all help of man not able to uphold him from perishing, being stricken with the mighty hand of God, feeleth him self unable to stand, no soundness in his body, no strength in his limbs, no help of nature to resist the violence of that disease that Gods displeasure hath laid upon him, seeth no sign of Gods grace in his soul, but the deep wounds that Gods anger hath left in his conscience, perceiveth no token to argue him th'elect of God and partaker of the death of his Saviour, hearing pronounced that the soul which sinneth shall die, knowing him self to have sinned, & feeling him self dying: alas what help remaineth in this extremity? If we think the help of papists, to beg and borrow others Virgins ⟨image 5⟩oil that have none to spare, to bye the superfluous works of those men that say they have done more than sufficeth to satisfy Gods law and to deserve their own salvation, to appease God with such extraordinary devised service as he never commanded, and such like unwholesome stuff as papistical soulesleaers have ministered to Christian patients: If (I say) we think these good & sufficient medicines: alas, we do nothing thereby, but plant untrue security, promise health, & perform death: the pangs whereof when the deceived sick man feeleth, he to late espieth the falsehood of the murderous Physician. The pore damned soul in Hell tormented with the lamentable pains that turmoil him, from whom God the only author of joy and comfort is absent, perceiveth to late how wandering the wrong way from heaven, he is fallen into Hell. That silly wretch flaming in the infernal fire feeleth, alas, to late that they which gave him mans medicines to drink, have slain his soul:

But in heauye case is he, that beynge ⟨image 5⟩afflicted with that daūgerous disease of the felyng of Gods wrath kindled against him, hath not the cōserue of belefe of Gods prouidēce remainyng with him, or beyng ministred to him either for feblenesse of stomack can not receiue and brooke it, or his oppressed appetite beyng ouerwhelmed with grosse faithlesse and papisticall humors can not abide the tast of it. Wo is (I say) to them: for theyr disease is daungerous and hard to be cured. For when the wretched man findyng all helpe of man not able to vphold him from perishing, being striken with the mightie hande of God, feleth him selfe vnable to stande, no soundnes in his bodye, no strēgth in his limmes, no helpe of nature to resist the violence of that disease that Gods displeasure hath laide vpon him, seeth no signe of Gods grace in his soule, but the depe woundes that Gods anger hath left in his cōscience, perceiueth no token to argue him th'elect of God and partaker of the death of his Sauiour, hearyng pronounced that the soule which sinneth shall die, knowyng him selfe to haue sinned, & felyng him selfe dying: alas what helpe remaineth in this extremitie? If we thinke the helpe of papistes, to begge and borrowe others Virgins