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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 for God, they do not much remember him, and they are in such sort unthankful, that it were much better to be a Hog or an Ass, than to be like unto them. And why so? A Hog hath but his natural appetites: when his belly is full he will sleep, or he will wallow in dung: and he is well contented with it. But men, what desires have they? It is certain that there can be found no greater grief to torment them withal more cruelly than their own appetites. So then for this cause, they are in continual vexation and torment, inasmuch as they respect nothing but this life: and if they once dye, why with them as it seemeth, all is dead. Likewise we see in all the reprobate, that they have not any taste of the Heavenly life. And therefore we must so much the more pray unto God, that he will open our eyes, to the end we may always see beyond these present things, & that we may keep our selves therein, in such sort, that we be not holden here beneath.
as for God, they do not much remember him, and they are in such sorte vnthankfull, that it were much better to be a Hog or an Asse, than to be like vnto them. And why so? A Hogge hath but his naturall appetites: when his belly is full he will sleepe, or hee will wallowe in dunge: and he is well contented with it. But men, what desires haue they? It is certaine that there can bee founde no greater greife to torment them withall more cruelly than their owne appetites. So then for this cause, they are in continuall vexation and torment, inasmuch as they respect nothing but this life: and if they once dye, why with them as it seemeth, all is deade. Likewise wee see in all the reprobate, that they haue not any taste of the Heauenly life. And therefore wee muste so much the more pray vnto God, that he will open our eyes, to the ende we may alwayes see beyonde these present things, & that we may keepe our selues therin, in such sorte, that we be not holden heere beneath.
But Jacob contenteth not him self that Esau hath simply sold him his birthright: but he will have an oath. Esau sweareth: this is all one to him: and herein we see how God threw him under his feet. For although that hunger oppressed him so hardly, that he was constrained to renounce his birthright, yet when he came to swear, and that the name of God was taken to witness, and protested that God should be his judge & punish him, if he were forsworn and disobedient, & kept not his promise: when all this was done, and he not