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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 when it is here ⟨p. 102⟩rehearsed of Isaac, that he gathered in an hundred fold so much as he sowed, there is no doubt but that the land was fertile, and that all his neighbours tasted of the favour of God. To be short, the children of God always give some sweet savour of his mercy: and we have seen that which was said of Sodom and Gomorrah, that if God could only have but found one ten, the City had not been sunk.
And when it is heere ⟨p. 102⟩rehearsed of Isaack, that he gathered in an hūdreth folde so much as he sowed, there is no doubte but that the land was fertile, and that all his neighbors tasted of the fauour of God. To be short, the children of God alwayes giue some sweete sauoure of his mercie: and wee haue seene that which was said of Sodom and Gomorrhe, that if God could onely haue but founde one ten, the Cittie had not beene suncke.
But see the contemners of GOD and the unfaithful, who drive out the faithful from amongst them, and cannot abide them: and this shall always turn to their own confusion. In the mean while God will have pity upon his own, and howsoever they be thrust out of the world, are persecuted, and have not where to set their foot, yet will he always find some refuge and shadow for them: but yet we must be armed with great patience, when men are so cruel unto us, that we can find no equity amongest them, that they are as mad beasts: yet must we endure all this, that we may be armed with the spirit of God, which is the spirit of lenity. For certain it is that we need nothing to make us to caste out our poison: For we are so delicate & nice, that we can suffer nothing, and we are always ready to revenge our own quarrels. We shall therefore never be so gentle, to bear the wrongs that are done unto us, unless that GOD govern us by his holy Spirit: but howsoever it be, the example ⟨image 112⟩of the fathers is here set before us, to the end we should learn, not to vex and disquiet our selves too much, when men torment us in any manner of sort whatsoever.