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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.
Moreover when we shall be so fearful and so weak, that with much a doe, we shall be scarce able (as a man would say) to bear one fillip: yet let us trust that God will give us strength, when it shall please him to draw us out to a more hard trial: but notwithstanding this ought not to make us careless. If I feel my self feeble, and that I say, ô, God will spare me, for, he knoweth that I can bear nothing: it is certain, that I shall be punished for my unthankfulness. And why so? So far forth as we are weak we must run unto him, who hath all power to supply our wants. And therefore let us learn when it is said that God will help us, and that he will give us strength to endure ⟨image 95⟩all the combats, which shall be directed against us, this is to the end we should learn to exercise our selves in prayer day by day. And therefore let us not be sluggish, because it is said that God strengtheneth his, all after as it shall please him to draw them into trial: but let this serve to make us always to look more nearly unto our selves: and after we know our miseries, that we should seek for remedy, and pray him that it would please him never to suffer us to fall in any sort whatsoever, but that he will support us, or else when he will that we shall fight more courageously, that he will give us wherewithal that we may be armed from above, as he knoweth best always how to give victory to those that trust in him, and who fight not but under his banner. Mark then concerning the diversity we read betwixt Abraham and Isaac. Now it is said: That the King saw Isaac sporting himself with Rebecca his wife, and that afterwards he called him, and said unto him: For a trueth that is thy wife.
Moreouer when we shalbe so fearefull and so weake, that with much a doe, we shall bee scarse able (as a man woulde saye) to beare one filip: yet let vs trust that God wil giue vs strength, when it shal please him to draw vs out to a more hard trial: but notwithstanding this ought not to make vs carelesse. If I feele my selfe feeble, and that I say, ô, God wil spare me, for, he knoweth that I can beare nothing: it is certaine, that I shalbe punished for my vnthankfulnesse. And why so? So farre foorth as we are weake wee must run vnto him, who hath all power to supply our wantes. And therefore let vs learne when it is said that God wil helpe vs, and that hee will giue vs strength to endure ⟨image 95⟩