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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.
And this is a point which we ought well to mark: For there is no man that would not be counted an honest man: and so soon as men do conceive any evil of us: we think that they do us great wrong: and yet in the mean while we regard not to use the mean, that should not cause us to be ill thought of, and how to avoid that men should not charge us with blames and faults. The mean were so to bear and order our selves, that all might have their mouths stopped: that first of all the fear of God bear rule in us, & next that we have our conversation with men, in love & in uprightness, even as God hath commanded us the same. If we have this, it is certain that we shall stop up many wicked mouths. But it is very true, that the holiest and godlyest, men can not many times let the wicked to speak evil of them: For was not the Son of GOD himself subject unto slanders and opprobryes? Was it not upbraid him, that he blasphemed against GOD his father. But yet for all this, the Scripture sayeth not without cause, that then we stop the mouths of the wicked, when ⟨image 96⟩we shun all offences, and when we do not only labour to abstain from evil, but also from all show of evil.
And this is a poynte which wee oughte well to marke: For there is no man that woulde not bee counted an honeste man: and so soone as men doe conceiue any euill of vs: wee think that they doe vs greate wrong: and yet in the meane while we regarde not to vse the meane, that should not cause vs to be ill thought of, and how to auoid that men shoulde not charge vs with blames and faultes. The meane were so to beare and order our selues, that all might haue their mouthes stopped: that firste of all the feare of God beare rule in vs, & next that wee haue our conuersation with men, in loue & in vprightnesse, euen as God hath commanded vs the same. If we haue this, it is certaine that we shall stop vp many wicked mouthes. But it is very true, that the holiest and godlyest, men can not many times let the wicked to speake euill of them: For was not the Sonne of GOD himselfe subiecte vnto slaunders and opprobryes? Was it not vpbraide him, that hee blasphemed against GOD his father. But yet for all this, the Scripture sayeth not without cause, that then wee stoppe the mouthes of the wicked, when ⟨image 96⟩we shunne all offences, and when we doe not only labour to abstaine from euill, but also from all shew of euill.