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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
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So then, when we know that we are nothing in outward show, let us not think our state and condition to be the worse for it (and as I have said already) let us not be ashamed of our infirmity: and in the mean time, let us lift up our eyes on high, & though we lye in the ashes, let us know that as much happened to our father Jacob before, who was a figure of all the elect of ⟨image 53⟩God and of his children. Now it followeth.
So then, when we knowe that we are nothing in outwarde shewe, let vs not think our state and condition to be the woorse for it (and as I haue sayde already) let vs not bee ashamed of our infirmitie: and in the meane time, let vs lift vp our eyes on high, & though we lye in the asshes, let vs knowe that asmuch happened to our father Iacob before, who was a figure of all the electe of ⟨image 53⟩God and of his children. Now it followeth.
That Jacob was loved of his mother, and Esau of his father.
That Iacob was loued of his mother, and Esau of his father.
And this serveth well to show that there was no such perfection in Isaac, as there ought to have been: For he was not ignorant of that which had been spoken: That the greater should serve the lesser: He knew full well, that so was the will of God, that Esau the elder should yield both the place and degree of honour unto his brother: and yet he loved Esau: it seemeth herein that he would resist the counsel of GOD. And what means he herein? When he will cast his whole love towards Esau: Yet God will reign in the end and his election must stand fast, yea though all the world should strive against it. Lo Isaac, who is very blockish: yet there is more: for it seemeth that he is led by a brutish affection. For why did he love Esau? Because that he brought him Venison. He loved him therefore for his tooth's sake. Behold an ancient man: and who by reason of his age ought to have been stayed and settled: he should no more have been led of his foolish and inconstant affections, that for his tooth's sake & lickerishness, he should have forgotten that which God had pronounced, yea, by an unchangeable decree: that Jacob must govern, and that he should be heir of the promise: and yet that Isaac maketh no reckoning