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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…
Sermons of John Calvin, upon the song that Hezekiah made after he had been sick and afflicted by the hand of God, contained in the 38. chapter of Isaiah. Translated out of French into English. 1560.Sermons of Iohn Caluin, vpon the songe that Ezechias made after he had bene sicke and afflicted by the hand of God, conteyned in the 38. chapiter of Esay. Translated out of Frenche into Englishe. 1560.
London: printed by John Day, 1560London: printed by Iohn Day, 1560
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
☞The writing of Ezechia king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. I said in the cutting short of my days, I shall go down to the gates of the grave. I have sought the residue of my years, I said I shall not see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living. I shall not behold man any more, nor those that dwell in the world. My life is withdrawn, and is changed like a shepherds lodge.
☞The writinge of Ezechia kinge of Iuda, when he had bene sicke, and was recouered of his sicknes. I said in the cuttyng shorte of my daies, I shall go downe to the gates of the graue. I haue sought the residue of my yeares, I sayd I shall not see the Lorde, the Lorde in the land of the liuing. I shall not beholde man any more, nor those that dwell in the world. My life is withdrawen, and is chaunged like a shepeherdes lodge.
AS the name of God is immortal, and we ought to travail that they which come after us, do call upon it, and that it be honoured and glorified in all times: So is it not enough, that during our life, we endeavour our selves to honour God: but as I have said before, our care should extend it self to the time to come, to the end we may have in store some continuing seed of religion, in such sort as the trueth of God may never be abolished. But specially they whom God hath ordained in any estate to guide other, ought therefore so much the more to apply themselves unto it. As also we see that S. Peter declaring his end to be near,1 and that he should depart out of this world: addeth ⟨p. 2⟩that so much as he possibly may, he would make the doctrine which he preached, to remain always in force and memory, that men might take profit after his death. Behold now wherefore Hezekiah was not contented to make this protestation which we read here, with his mouth, but would also write it, that to the end of the world men might know how he had ben vexed in his affliction, and that the same might serve for doctrine to all the world: so as at this day we may take profit thereof.