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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.
When he saith, Fear not: we have expounded this already before, that God meaneth not too ⟨image 118⟩exempt those too whom he speaketh, from all fear: For howsoever the fathers were Conquerors against all the defiances, which could be made against them, yet were they not insensible. Abraham was tempted: but he was not overcome. Therefore we must remember this point, that they that became Conquerors thorough the power of the spirit of GOD, fought notwithstanding.
When he sayth, Feare not: we haue expounded this already before, that God meaneth not too ⟨image 118⟩exempte those too whome hee speaketh, from all feare: For howsoeuer the fathers were Conquerours against all the defiaunces, which coulde bee made agaynst them, yet were they not insensible. Abraham was tempted: but hee was not ouercome. Therefore we must remember this point, that they that became Conquerours thorough the power of the spirite of GOD, fought notwithstanding.
Now what strife or combat can there be, unless there be some feeling of it? For if Abraham had not felt this in him self, See I am in danger, he would never have called upon GOD, and he would never have had recourse unto him: if he had not been pressed with the griefs which he endured, he would not have made his requests and complaints unto God, to be eased & lightened of them. So then we may not think, that God would have them to be without all feeling too whom he hath said, Fear not: but it was, too hold them so fast unto him self, that they should not be unmeasurably afraid as we use too be, unless we have our rest upon God: For the least blast of wind in the world is enough to shake us, and to make us so at our wits end, that we can not tell which way to turn us: as it is said of Achas, that he was afraid, and shook as a leaf of a tree: and Isaiah to remedy this evil, saith: Hushed, hold thy peace before God. And this is the common style of the holy scripture. So then mark what this word importeth, where it ⟨p. 110⟩