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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 lo, also why our Lord Jesus Christ speaking of the preaching of the Gospel sayeth: When the holy Ghost shall come, he shall judge the world. The spirit of God therefore exerciseth his jurisdiction upon us: and to what end? It is to the end that when we have been condemned, so that we do pass willing condemnation, and that we be apt to learn, and that we ask pardon, he is ready to give us. So then, seeing that GOD hath done us this honour to judge us as it were in his house, and privately by our selves: when he showeth us our faults, are not we overmuch hardened, if we do not bow down our neck, and become apt to learn, and be ready to be reformed by him? For if we will rebel so against him, God will suffer ⟨p. 90⟩that we come to an other school, & that even the wicked and unbelievers condemn us. We shall find very many even in this case, that fret themselves and gnash their teeth, if a man scratch their scabs & rub them on the gall, when they come to the Sermon. For see their replies: was the Scripture made to spur poor people in such sort? and is this the manner to teach, to cry out after such a fashion? It seemeth that he would lighten against us. But in the end God teacheth them after another sort: that is, that his trumpet must sound, and that their shame must be published in every place, and in the end they must go to the school of the Gibbet. And moreover when we make not our profit of the corrections which are daily set before us, it must needs be that we be condemned an hundred miles off, & that by good right. But if herein we suffered alone, there were no danger: the worst is that the name of God is blasphemed through our wickedness.
And loe, also why our Lorde Iesus Christ speaking of the preaching of the Gospell sayeth: When the holy Ghoste shall come, he shall iudge the worlde. The spirit of God therefore exerciseth his iurisdiction vpon vs: and to what ende? It is to the ende that when wee haue beene condemned, so that wee doe passe willinge condemnation, and that wee bee apte to learne, and that wee aske pardon, he is ready to giue vs. So then, seeing that GOD hath doone vs this honour to iudge vs as it were in his house, and priuately by our selues: when hee sheweth vs our faultes, are not wee ouermuch hardened, if wee doe not bowe downe our necke, and become apte to learne, and bee ready to bee refourmed by him? For if wee will rebell so against him, God will suffer ⟨p. 90⟩