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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.
So then, let us learn by this example to become so tractable & apt to be taught & wrought upon, that when GOD shall reprove us, we willingly suffer our selves to be condemned of him, and that we be ashamed of our selves: to the end that our shame and infamy be not discovered and laid open to the whole world. Lo then what we have farther to learn of this place. But it is said that Abimilech complaining to Isaac added.
So then, let vs learne by this example to become so tractable & apte to be taught & wrought vppon, that when GOD shall reprooue vs, wee willingly suffer our selues to bee condemned of him, and that we be ashamed of our selues: to the ende that our shame and infamie be not discouered and laide open to the whole worlde. Loe then what we haue farther to learne of this place. But it is saide that Abimilech complayning to Isaack added.
It was not far off, that some of the people had not lien by thy wife: and thou caused great evil to come upon us.
It was not farre off, that some of the people had not lien by thy wife: and thou caused greate euil to come vppen vs.
Concerning the first point, here Isaac is reproved, of his inconsideration and folly. For that as much as was in him, he laid his wife open to be defiled. And why so? We have seen before that the husband ought to be as a veil or coverture to his wife. When a woman shall be married, and that her husband shall live with her doing his duty, this is to the end, she may be there as it were in safeguard, and that none come to deceive nor defile her. Now therefore Isaac, for the discharging of his duty, ought to have been as a veil or coverture to his wife: that is to say, under the name of a husband and of marriage: he ought to have let that none should have attempted to withdraw her, whether it were to have her to wife, or after any other manner: For marriage is as a safeguard, (as we have said) and God would have it honoured in all ages. And although adulterers would abandon it, as Swine and Asses: yet notwithstanding they have always had remorse in it: and evermore even amongst he Paynims, adulterers went not unpunished. It is known that if ever any thing in this world was privileged it was marriage: yea, & thefts & other crimes ought a great deal rather to be borne with, then such enormities: to wit, when the covenant & company