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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 it was not come in use nor in possession amongest men, in such sort but that they might easily discern betwixt marriage and whoredom.
and it was not come in vse nor in possession amongest men, in such sorte but that they might easily discerne betwixt mariage and whoredome.
Now this teacheth us so to behave our selves each towards others, that there be no unchaste looks, no vicious gestures: but that we be in such sort pure from all evil, that even before men we give no occasion to speak evil, nor yet to think evil of us. It is true that he speaketh here of some gesture which was over familiar to a strange man: For it needeth not that we should be so austere, ⟨image 97⟩that we can not live together, without giving occasion of evil: and yet in the mean time living in familiarity, yea and sporting our selves with all honesty, showing that we have chaste hearts, chaste eyes, and all our senses chaste.
Now this teacheth vs so to behaue our selues ech towardes others, that there bee no vnchaste lookes, no vicious gestures: but that we be in such sort pure from all euill, that euen before men wee giue no occasion to speake euill, nor yet to thinke euill of vs. It is true that he speaketh here of some gesture which was ouer familiar to a straunge man: For it needeth not that we should bee so austere, ⟨image 97⟩that wee can not liue togither, without giuing occasion of euill: and yet in the meane time liuing in familiaritie, yea and sporting our selues with all honestie, shewing that wee haue chaste hartes, chaste eyes, and all our senses chaste.