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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.
So, howsoever Abraham had not yet the Law written, yet he had sufficient instruction, to know how he ought to serve GOD. This therefore is that we ought to learn off this place.
So, howsoeuer Abraham had not yet the Law written, yet he had sufficient instruction, to know how he ought to serue GOD. This therefore is that we ought to learne off this place.
But howsoever it be, GOD in the mean while, showeth that if we be ready to obey him, and to be subject unto him, that on his part he will never fail us to show us the way wherein we ought to walk, & walking therein we shall not be deceived. But if before there were ever any scripture. Abraham had statutes, commandments, laws and ordinances: at this day by a stronger ⟨image 88⟩reason, when God hath declared himself so familiarly by Moses, to whom he hath further joined the Prophets, to the end they might there have a more easy understanding of the law, and seeing he hath spoken in the Gospel so clearly, shall we doubt that he doth not the office of a good master, to show us all that is good, right and just? But what? The ingratitude of the world is such, that it will not be subject nor brought into order under him: and this is as much as if men would be more wise, then is permitted unto them, & would have a wisdom by themselves, as though it had never been said: To God who is only wise, be honour and glory. 1When S. Paul saith that God is only wise, this was not only for him, but this was to the end that we should search for all wisdom in him. For when we will not accept this for the only rule which he hath given us, this is as if we should say, God knew not all that was necessary for us, it must needs be that we invent of our own brain yet some what more: and say this will be better. And what blasphemy is this? O when we serve God after this sort, it is as a man would say to spit in Gods face. So then let us note that when Moses after he had spoken of the voice of God, addeth his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, it is to show us that God will not in any point fail all those, who shall be his disciples, and shall come to be ordered by him, to hearken to his voice. And in deed this is not only in this place, no nor in that we come to allege: but as it