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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.
It is true that by and by he attributeth that to God: but they both agree very well, to wit, that man be author of all the miseries that he endureth, and that God nevertheless worketh as a Judge. For when an evil doer shall be punished, he ought not to complain of his Judge: but rather for as much as he seeth him self to have offended the laws he should condemn him self, and also he should know that God by the authority of justice brought him to that just punishment, even so must we do: that is to say, that first we acknowledge that if God do afflict us, it is not because he taketh pleasure in tormenting us: but that he must reward us as we have deserved, though yet he hath not altogether regard to our offences: For what a thing should that be? we should be an hundred thousand times overwhelmed if he would use rigour towards us: but according to that, which he knoweth to be good for us, he chasteneth us, although we have our mouth always closed, and that no murmuring escape thereout.
It is true that by and by he attributeth that to God: but they both agre very wel, to wyt, that man be authour of al the miseries yt he endureth, and that God neuertheles worketh as a Iudge. For when an euil doer shalbe punished, he ought not to complaine of his Iudge: but rather for as muche as he seeth him selfe to haue offended the lawes he should condempne him selfe, and also he should know that God by thauctoritie of iustice brought him to that iust punishment, euē so must we do: that is to say, that fyrste we acknowledge that if God do afflicte vs, it is not bycause he taketh pleasure in tourmēting vs: but that he must rewarde vs as we haue deserued, thoughe yet he hath not altogether regarde to our offences: For what a thinge shoulde that be? we shoulde be an hūdred thousand times ouerwhelmed if he wold vse rigour towardes vs: but accordynge to that, which he knoweth to be good for vs, he chasteneth vs, although we haue our mouth alwayes closed, and that no murmuryng escape thereout.
And now to the rest, when we shall know that we have provoked his anger, let us understand that we may not go further than our selves, to say who is the cause of this? but let us simply accuse our selves. Lo now in sum what we have to learn of this matter. Now it followeth, From the morning to the night, thou shalt