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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.
Behold then Abimilech who showeth that God had even enforced him & inflamed him with such a zeal, that he had this fault in great detestation, for he knew that it was displeasing to God. And thereupon he caused his Proclamation to be made, that no man should touch Isaac nor his wife, upon pain of death. This is yet another commendable point: It seemeth therefore that Abimilech was wholly become fearing GOD: but straight way after he saith unto Isaac, Away, get thee hence. He driveth out Isaac: he knoweth that Isaac is under the protection of God: and when he attempteth any thing against him, is it not as it were to despite God, and to break the safeguard which he hath set upon his servant?
Beholde then Abimilech who sheweth that God had euen inforced him & inflamed him with such a zeale, that he had this fault in great detestation, for he knewe that it was displeasing to God. And therevpon he caused his Proclamation to be made, that no man shoulde touch Isaack nor his wife, vpon paine of death. This is yet another commendable poynt: It seemeth therefore that Abimilech was wholly become fearing GOD: but straight way after he saith vnto Isaack, Away, get thee hence. He driueth out Isaack: hee knoweth that Isaack is vnder the protection of God: and when hee attempteth any thing against him, is it not as it were to dispite God, and to breake the sauegarde which hee hath set vpon his seruaunt?
Let us learn therefore, that seeing it is so, to be so conversant amongst those which have no fear of God, as that, if they be gentle & courteous for a time unto us, & afterwards be changed, that we bear it with patience, and that we be ready too suffer injury of them, after they have don us good. Moreover let us know that unless God have imprinted his fear in us, and given us a lively root of it, we should never have any constancy or staidness in us. Let us pray unto him that it would please him to show unto us by effect, that he hath truly renewed us by his holy spirit: & that we have not a zeal like unto a fire of stubble which quickly goeth out: but that we may desire always to march on forwards in his obedience and to continue therein: and although that we sometimes ⟨p. 99⟩