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…

Now afterwards this troublecoast taketh great pain to prove, that there is a will in man, as though any man had ever denied it. But he should show, that that will is Free too choose good and evil. Now how proveth he it? by the 7. chap. to the Romans, that this place can not be wrested. But herein men may easily judge, how his mind is froward & perverse, seeing that S. Paul declareth there, although his will laboured and strived too good, inasmuch as it was regenerated by the spirit ⟨p. 176⟩of God, yet oftentimes he went but hopping upon one foot. He allegeth a little after the 7. of the 1. Epistle to the Corin. where he speaketh of a mans will, that hath a daughter to marry. Here is good stuff to found Freewill. Concerning the 30. of Deuter. where it is said: I set before you this day life & death, choose you: S. Paul in the 10. to the Roma. giveth a sufficient solution: that is, that Moses presupposeth that God putteth his word in the heart. And lo why it is said, that this ought to be laid to the gospel. Concerning that of Ecclesiast. which notwithstanding is Apocrypha, there he speaketh but of the outward doctrine, but the inward grace is a thing apart and by it self. That which is soil favouredly jumbled together by this troublecoast, that under the shadow that Jesus Christ calleth all those that are heavy loaden, he concludeth that grace is given equally to all. But he maketh no reckoning that Jesus Christ after he had preached more excellently then all creatures, saith by & by, that his father must draw them to believe in him.

Now afterwards this troublecoast taketh great payne to proue, that there is a wil in mā, as though any man had euer denied it. But he should shewe, that that will is Free too choose good and euill. Nowe howe proueth he it? by the 7. chap. to the Romanes, that this place can not be wrested. But herein men may easily iudge, howe his minde is froward & peruerse, seeing that S. Paule declareth there, although his will laboured and striued too good, inasmuch as it was regenerated by the spirit ⟨p. 176⟩of God, yet oftentimes he went but hopping vpon one foote. He alledgeth a litle after the 7. of the 1. Epistle to the Corin. where he speaketh of a mans will, that hath a daughter to marie. Here is good stuffe to founde Freewill. Concerning the 30. of Deuter. where it is said: I set before you this daye life & death, choose you: S. Paule in the 10. to the Roma. giueth a sufficient solutiō: that is, that Moises presupposeth that God putteth his word in the heart. And loe why it is said, that this ought to be layd to the gospel. Concerning that of Ecclesiast. which notwithstāding is Apocripha, there he speaketh but of the outward doctrine, but the inwarde grace is a thing apart and by it selfe. That which is soyl fauouredly iumbled togither by this troublecoast, that vnder the shadowe that Iesus Christ calleth al those that are heauie loadē, he cōcludeth that grace is giuen equally to all. But hee maketh no rekoning that Iesus Christe after hee had preached more excellently then al creatures, saith by & by, that his father must draw thē to beleue in him.