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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
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and notwithstanding, whereas the Papists cry, The fathers, fathers, let us learn to discern, and let us not be beasts as they are, too take our fathers from some stews:1 as they take all those for their fathers, who have perverted and corrupted the simplicity both of the Law and the Gospel: too wit, these Dotards and rabble of ⟨image 122⟩Friars and Monks, who have been the falsifiers of the holy Scripture. To the end therefore we be not in such wise bereaved and spoiled of our senses, let us know that our fathers must be the children of God, of whom dependeth all parentage, as we have alleged out of S. Paul. Lo then shortly what we have to learn out of this place: that is to say, that Isaac was admonished, to acknowledge and call to his remembrance, whatsoever he had learned before, and that this was for too confirm his faith, when GOD said, that he had manifested him self unto his father Abraham. And now at this day we have too put this doctrine in practise, as often as we shall have need too assure our selves, or rather when our spirit is troubled, and we tossed with some wavering and uncertainty, we must have our recourse thither: That is too follow our father Abraham, to conform our selves too follow that rule, which he hath showed unto us. And why so? For we are certain, that GOD was manifested unto him. Lo then a good direction, and which shall not turn us out of the path of our salvation: when we shall be conformed and fashioned too our father Abraham, who was adopted of GOD, and who received the pledge of our salvation: that is too say, all these promises whereupon we ought at this day to be grounded. And such account ought we too make of all the rest of the faithful. For although they no whit appertain unto us, ⟨p. 114⟩concerning the flesh, yet notwithstanding we cease not too be their children. And therefore it is not without cause that the Apostle in the eleventh Chapter too the Hebrews setteth before us, this thick cloud of witnesses, when as he would show us, that we are very unkind, if we follow not those, whom GOD hath set forth unto us for an example. Lo (sayeth he) a great and thick cloud of witnesses who calls us too GOD, that would seem, (as if a man would say) too stop up our eyes.
and notwithstanding, whereas the Papists crie, The fathers, fathers, let vs learne to discerne, and let vs not bee beastes as they are, too take oure fathers from some stewes: