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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.
Abraham forsook not to return to the country of Canaan, after he had dwelt in Egypt: but ⟨image 81⟩God also draweth him out of Egypt, as if he had held him by the hand: For he might long time have remained there, seeing himself rich there: but he might have been hated of the inhabitants: & therefore God draweth him from thence, he might likewise have done the like to Isaac, but we must not set him a law. If any man reply here, could not God have given aswell an invincible constancy to Isaac, that he should not have slept there, and could he not have made aswell him to have returned? Yes very well: but can we bind him to that. It behoveth that he govern us according to his infinite wisdom, and not according to our foolish dreams and fantasies. Let us mark well then, that when there is such a diversity in the tentations of the faithful: it is because God knoweth what every one will be able to bear. And always let us have recourse to this sentence of S. Paul: That we hope in him, if he examine us, if he place us in the battle, if he try us with many griefs, that notwithstanding he will provide for this, that we shall not be altogether overcome or vanquished. Mark wherefore it was forbidden Isaac to go into Egypt. Now it is said unto him.
Abraham forsooke not to returne to the countrie of Canaan, after he had dwelte in Egypt: but ⟨image 81⟩God also draweth him out of Egypt, as if hee had hild him by the hand: For hee might longe time haue remained there, seing himselfe rich there: but he might haue beene hated of the inhabitantes: & therfore God draweth him from thence, he might lykewise haue done the like to Isaack, but we must not set him a lawe. If any man reply heere, could not God haue giuē aswel an inuincible constancy to Isaack, that he should not haue slepte there, and could he not haue made aswell him to haue returned? Yes very wel: but can we binde him to that. It behoueth that he gouerne vs according to his infinite wisedome, and not according to our foolish dreames and fantasies. Let vs mark well then, that when there is such a diuersitie in the tentations of the faithfull: it is because God knoweth what euery one will be able to beare. And alwayes let vs haue recourse to this sentence of S. Paule: That wee hope in him, if he examine vs, if he place vs in the battel, if he trye vs with many greefes, that notwithstanding he will prouide for this, that we shall not bee altogither ouercome or vanquished. Marke wherfore it was forbidden Isaack to goe into Egypt. Now it is said vnto him.