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…

Yea, but it was for everlasting life, it was for an heavenly inheritance: he hath no regard to ⟨p. 58⟩all this. So then we see, that he did eat as a Dog, or rather as a Hog that had his nose always in the swill trough, and sought for nothing but meat. Behold then the disposition of Esau, which is declared unto us in these words. And so the exhortation of the Apostle ought well to be practised of us: when he saith, Let us not be profane men as Esau was: For see what is the cause that maketh us to forgo the hope of that salvation that God hath given us: when we are snared in our own sense, and in our carnal desires, it is certain, that we are quite out of taste with that which appertaineth to the salvation of our souls, that hath no savour with us: so that there is neither word of God, nor promise, nor any thing, which we do not lightly esteem, when we are so profane.

Yea, but it was for euerlasting life, it was for an heauenly inheritance: hee hath no regarde to ⟨p. 58⟩all this. So then we see, that he did eate as a Dogge, or rather as a Hogge that had his nose alwayes in the swil trough, and sought for nothing but meat. Beholde then the disposition of Esau, which is declared vnto vs in these words. And so the exhortation of the Apostle ought wel to be practised of vs: when he sayth, Let vs not be prophane men as Esau was: For see what is the cause that maketh vs to forgoe the hope of that saluation that God hath giuen vs: when we are snared in our owne sense, and in our carnall desires, it is certaine, that wee are quite out of taste with that which appertaineth to the saluatiō of our soules, that hath no sauour with vs: so that there is neither word of God, nor promise, nor any thing, which we doe not lightly esteeme, when we are so prophane.

Now then, let us take good heed, when we are provoked with some desire to think, Go to, God hath not placed […] in this world, to perish as Asses & horses: he hath given us a soul, wherein he hath engraven his own image. So then, it behoveth us always to labour and to aspire unto this heavenly immortality, and specially to enforce our selves to fight against all our affections, and not to be so holden here below, that we strive not always to break and undo these cords, that hinder us, that we cannot come directly unto God. Mark then what we have here to learn. That we be not like unto Esau, saying: I haste to death & whereto shall my birthright serve me? What? shall we do such dishonour unto the dignity & nobility, which