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Sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the.X.Commandments of the Law, given of GodSermons of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the.X.Commandementes of the Lawe, geuen of God
Sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the.X.Commandments of the Law, given of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue. Gathered word for word, presently at his sermons, when he preached on Deuteronomy, without adding unto, or diminishing from them any thing afterward. Translated out of French into English, by I.H.Sermons of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the.X.Commandementes of the Lawe, geuen of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue. Gathered word for word, presently at his sermons, when he preached on Deuteronomie, without adding vnto, or diminishing from them any thing afterward. Translated out of Frenche into English, by I.H.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for John Harison, 1579London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Iohn Harison, 1579
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.
In place of the holy supper of our Lord Jesus Christ, there is substituted this infernal and devilish abomination, of the Mass,1 wherein they say, That Jesus Christ is sacrificed, as if he him ⟨p. 124⟩self had done nothing, as if he were not established the only & perpetual priest by God his father. So then we see how the Papists make a mockery of the word of God, wherein he hath revealed him self, that it seemeth, that of set & deliberate purpose they would deface & put out the knowledge of him which is in the Gospel. And therefore we must more he) fully note this word, That the Lord is God: yea, one God only. And so always & as often as this word of God shall come in place, let us know that it is to cut off all that shall come into our brain, all that which men shall have forged & devised, and which we are not taught by the holy scripture: for God will be in such sort considered of us, that we be not wrapped & entangled in the fantasies & errors of idolaters. And in very deed, we can not have the true God, except we have him alone, that is, that we join with him no companion: for as soon as we come in with our little half gods, we renounce the living God. And why? For he will be alone, as he pronounceth by the Prophet Isaiah in another place, I am the everliving, saith the Lord,2 I will not give my glory unto another. And again, we have seen before that he nameth him self, A gealous God. And for what other cause, than for this, to withdraw us from all corruptions? As S. Paul speaketh in the 2. to the Corinth. For as soon as we are turned from the simplicity of the word of God, it is as if a woman should hearken unto a Bawd which shall come to whisper in her ear. Lowe are forthwith corrupted, & so we play the wicked fornicators against God, when we falsify the faith which we have promised him in baptism: we reject & cast aside his law, we violate and profane all religion, when we decline the least that may be from his pure & sincere doctrine. Let us therefore bear in mind always & as often as mention is made of this word (God,) that we know that God must be alone: & therefore when we shall have accompanied him with creatures, he casteth us off as Apostates, & as people which are not worthy to have to do with him, because we would not yield unto him the honour which he deserveth: