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Thirteen sermons of Master John Calvin, entreating of the free election of God in…Thirteene sermons of Maister Iohn Caluine, entreating of the free election of God in…
Thirteen sermons of Master John Calvin, entreating of the free election of God in Jacob, and of reprobation in Esau A treatise wherein every Christian may see the excellent benefits of God towards his children, and his marvellous judgements towards the reprobate, first published in the French tongue, & now translated into English, by John Field, for the comfort of all Christians.Thirteene sermons of Maister Iohn Caluine, entreating of the free election of God in Iacob, and of reprobation in Esau A treatise wherin euery Christian may see the excellent benefites of God towardes his children, and his maruelous iudgements towards the reprobate, firste published in the French toung, & now translated into English, by Iohn Fielde, for the comfort of all Christians.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Thomas Man and Toby Cooke, 1579London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Thomas Man and Tobie Cooke, 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.
As touching the second, it is as if a man should call him Heeleholder, but of Esau it is said, that he came from the womb of his mother altogether rough and covered with hear, as if he had been a man already. See also from whence he took his name.
As touching the second, it is as if a man should call him Heeleholder, but of Esau it is sayde, that hee came from the wombe of his mother altogither rough and couered with heare, as if he had beene a man already. See also from whence he tooke his name.
We see then the difference betwixt these two: that is, that a man would have said that Esau, was to be far advanced above his brother. For we see him thoroughly fashioned, he is big, and showeth great strength: To be short, he is not as a child, but as a man. But of Jacob, there is no other thing, but the hand that held him by the heel, and he was as a thing borne before his time: & when they grew, he continued even so. For Esau was a Hunter, a man of travel: (as if a man would say) nothing but strength. Of Jacob it is very true that ⟨p. 42⟩the name which Moses useth, is taken in good part and signifieth sound or perfect: Howbeit it was a simplicity which was opposed against all that which was more apparent in Esau: and in very deed Moses addeth, that he kept the house, that he was as it were a Cooke always sitting in the Ashes. Mark then what we have to consider in Esau and Jacob.
Wee see then the difference betwixte these two: that is, that a man would haue saide that Esau, was to be farre aduaunced aboue his brother. For we see him thorowly fashioned, he is big, and sheweth great strength: To be short, he is not as a childe, but as a man. But of Iacob, there is no other thing, but the hand that helde him by the heele, and he was as a thing borne before his time: & when they grewe, he continued euen so. For Esau was a Hunter, a man of trauel: (as if a man would say) nothing but strength. Of Iacob it is very true that ⟨p. 42⟩