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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.
Let us therefore march on as our Lord Jesus hath commanded us: and let it not grieve us, though there appear not in us at the first dash, these gifts which God hath put in us. As for example. There are many who are nothing worth in respect of God, yet they have a goodly show, & ⟨p. 45⟩also there be occasion thereof. Men shall find great personages, of great estate and quality, who shall have great valour, and be in great authority: shall be in honour and dignity: and farther there shall be no extreme covetousness in them: to be short, there shall appear such an honesty in them, that you would think them Angels, and all men will extol them every where: and in the mean time there shall be poor handicrafts men, husbandmen, & poor idiots, who have no opportunity to show themselves: For they shall be busied in their shop & small household: they must travel to nourish their poor children. A man shall hear no great fame of them, they are not eloquent, to show forth any great wisdom: and when a man shall hear them speak, he shall see nothing but folly, according to the common opinion: and yet GOD hath elected and chosen them. He alloweth that which seemeth to be of no value: For albeit it seem that these are base things, that a man sew or do some other thing, and take pain, yet this is a service that GOD more esteemeth off, than we can imagine.
Let vs therefore march on as our Lorde Iesus hath commaunded vs: and let it not greeue vs, though there appeare not in vs at the first dashe, these giftes which God hath put in vs. As for example. There are many who are nothing worth in respect of God, yet they haue a goodly shew, & ⟨p. 45⟩also there be occasion therof. Men shall find great personages, of great estate and qualitie, who shall haue greate valure, and be in great authoritie: shall be in honor and dignitie: and farther there shalbe no extreme couetousnes in them: to be short, there shall appeare such an honestie in them, that you would thinke them Angels, and all men will extoll them euery where: and in the meane time there shall bee poore handycraftes men, husbandmen, & poore idiotes, who haue no opportunitie to shew themselues: For they shalbe busied in their shop & smal housholde: they must trauel to nurish their poore children. A man shall heare no great fame of them, they are not eloquēt, to shew forth any great wisedome: and when a man shall heare them speake, hee shall see nothing but folly, according to the common opinion: and yet GOD hath elected and chosen them. Hee alloweth that which seemeth to bee of no value: For albeit it seeme that these are base thinges, that a man sew or doe some other thing, and take paine, yet this is a seruice that GOD more esteemeth off, than we can imagine.