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…

For some of them are Arians, other some Anabaptists, and Seruetians, Davidians and Syluanists, Pelagians, & Freewill men, Libertines and of the Family of Love, joining with them infinite heresies, and secretly in this security of the Church, disperse their poison, which I fear me, will one day so break forth when we least think of it, too the trouble of the whole Church of God, that it will be a long time or ever it be purged and appeased. I would to God there were none in England, I would to God they had fewer favourers, and we more judgement and zeal too defend the sincere trueth of our God, then should they not give such evident tokens of the venom that is within them, in defending Seruetus that Dog that hath renewed all the old heresies of the Arians, that so much troubled the Church in time past: neither would they them selves in their own fantasies with such impudency condemn the deer servants of God, for procuring and calling upon the magistrate for his lawful execution against Heretics and empoysoners of the ⟨image 6⟩Church. They would not make a mash & hotchpotch of the civill and ecclesiastical state, and so jumble them together. They would not deny the power of the magistrates sword, committed to his ministers not in vain, but to be used in cutting off the rotten members thereof, for the preservation of the whole body. They would not bark so like Dogs against the everlasting predestination and election of God, the most comfortable doctrine that can be, being the foundation of all the rest, where it is wisely taught according to the word, and learned within that sober compass that it is prescribed: joining and jumping so near with Anabaptists, the spiritual illuminate, Pelagians, and other merit mongers, who howsoever they differ in some particular marks, yet are birds of one and the same feather. This shall always be found true that they follow the corruptest men of our age in all these matters. But whatsoever they say, Gods trueth is of sufficient power to overcome all their heretical blasphemies. Moses rod shall devour their Sorcerers serpents. Dagon shall break his neck where his trueth is received. And this sun arising shall scatter all their darkness. These excellent instruments shall live when they shall be forgotten, unless it be in immortal shame & opprobry.

For some of them are Arians, other some Anabaptists, and Seruetians, Dauidians and Syluanists, Pelagians, & Freewil men, Libertines and of the Familie of Loue, ioyning with them infinite heresies, and secretly in this securitie of the Church, disperse their poyson, which I feare me, wil one day so breake foorth when we least thinke of it, too the trouble of the whole Church of God, that it will bee a long time or euer it be purged and appeased. I would to God there were none in England, I woulde to God they had fewer fauourers, and wee more iudgement and zeale too defende the sincere trueth of our God, then should they not giue such euident tokens of the venim that is within them, in defending Seruetus that Dogge that hath renewed all the olde heresies of the Arrians, that somuch troubled the Church in time past: neither would they them selues in their own fantasies with such impudencie condemne the deere seruants of God, for procuring and calling vpon the magistrate for his lawful execution against Heretiques and empoysoners of the