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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 so let us take good heed unto our selves, and let us detest this blasphemy which the Devil soweth in the world, That there needs no more but one good sigh. For lo those merry Greeks, when they shall be exhorted to return from their wickednesses: ô I must yet a good while use it: and God is a good fellow: Lo yet another blasphemy as detestable, whereat even the very stones should cleave. And further, God is merciful. It seemeth to them that under the name of mercy they should hold God bound unto them: ⟨image 176⟩but it shall be dearly sold them. Yea lo they come so far that they say, O there needs nothing in the end but one good bulk, and one good sigh. Yea but who is that which shall give it? have we it in our fist? must not God work therein? When a man shall fall, albeit he have hurt himself, he may well recover him self: but if he have broken his neck, can he recover him self afterward? Now before GOD all our faults are deadly: and which is more, it is too put us and deliver us into the hands of Satan. And can a man rise up, when his neck shall be broken? as I have already said.
And so let vs take good heede vnto our selues, and let vs deteste this blasphemie which the Deuil soweth in the worlde, That there needes no more but one good sighe. For loe those merry Greekes, when they shall be exhorted to returne from their wickednesses: ô I muste yet a good while vse it: and God is a good fellow: Loe yet another blasphemie as detestable, whereat euē the very stones shuld cleaue. And further, God is merciful. It seemeth to them that vnder the name of mercie they should holde God bound vnto them: ⟨image 176⟩but it shal be deerely sold them. Yea lo they come so farr that they say, O there needes nothing in the end but one good bulke, and one good sighe. Yea but who is that which shall giue it? haue wee it in our fist? must not God woorke therein? When a man shall fal, albeit he haue hurt himself, he may well recouer him selfe: but if he haue broken his necke, can hee recouer him selfe afterwarde? Nowe before GOD all our faultes are deadly: and which is more, it is too put vs and deliuer vs into the handes of Sathan. And can a man ryse vp, when his necke shalbe broken? as I haue alreadie saide.