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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.
Now in the end it is said, that Isaac having digged a Well for which he was not assailed, that he named it Reb•boh as if he should say, Largesses: and specially he putteth it in the plural number: and contenteth not himself to say. Lo a Largess but he saith, behold the Largesses which God hath bestowed upon us. We yet see more plainly that which I have touched before: That is, when Isaac was in so great distress that he had no water to drink, that men were so cruel unto him that he could not drink of the water which he had digged by his own labour, ⟨p. 104⟩and by the hands of his family, that he remitteth this matter to GOD, who is the just Judge.
Nowe in the ende it is saide, that Isaack hauing digged a Well for which hee was not assailed, that hee named it Reb•boh as if hee shoulde say, Largesses: and specially hee putteth it in the plural number: and contenteth not himselfe to say. Loe a Largesse but he saith, beholde the Largesses which God hath bestowed vpon vs. Wee yet see more plainely that which I haue touched before: That is, when Isaack was in so greate distresse that hee had no water to drinke, that men were so cruell vnto him that hee could not drinke of the water which he had digged by his owne labour, ⟨p. 104⟩and by the handes of his familie, that hee remitteth this matter to GOD, who is the iuste Iudge.
But contrariwise, when God had compassion upon him, and that men came no more to torment him, and that he had water to drink for him self, and for all his company: Oh well saith he. This is God that hath bestowed this upon me. He saith not ô: in the end yet I have obtained my purpose, These wicked ones have let me alone at the length: now let us take our ease? He speaketh not so simply, as a profane man would have done, but he would have a memorial of thanks giving unto God, as he had set up memorials of his complaint to draw the Lord to have mercy upon him.