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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
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This therefore is a token, that he had no perfect ⟨image 91⟩faith: but that he had some mistrust mingled with it. But in this he is not to be excused: and yet nevertheless he was a mirror of all holiness. So then we have all, good occasion to hang down our eyes, and to know that when we imagine that we have well profited in Gods School, yet we shall be far off from our mark. And indeed it shall be a very easy matter unto us, when we are far of from all combats, to be the valiantest in the world: but when they shall approach to buckle with us, then he hold us all afraid. Thus then let us know, that there is not one that hath not need to pray daily, that God will increase his faith, correcting the remnant of his unbelief. Mark this for one lesson. Now hereupon we have one good advertisement: and that is, that when any danger befalleth us, or that we fear to fall into any evil: that this is as it were a cloud to dazzle our eyes, in such sort that we know not what will become of us, we have no certain counsel, & the wisest are overtaken therein: Let us not presume to be subtle & sharp & to have such promptitude, to esteem that we shall always be strong and mighty, that we shall have light harts, and shall find remedies in our brain when any trouble shall come upon us, let us keep our selves from such arrogance: but let us rather acknowledge that God hath in himself the spirit of wisdom and of counsel, and let us run unto him. And when we shall be as it were oppressed and that we can not at the first resolve our selves, let us not be as those that always ⟨p. 82⟩forge and coin new discourses: but let us go unto God, and pray him to shine unto us in the midst of darkness: yea and specially let us wait that we be not altogether pressed down: but let us acknowledge the ignorance that is in us. And forasmuch, as we have not by a great deal so much staidness as were requisite, let us both morning & evening pray unto God that he will guide us, and show us what we have to do. Mark then that which we have to learn by the example of Isaac. But here a question might be asked, whether he committed so great a fault, seeing he lied not: For we have seen before, that Rebecca was his Cousin. He might then say she is my sister: For the word in that language importeth as much as of my blood or kindred.
This therefore is a token, that hee had no perfect ⟨image 91⟩