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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.
Then (say I) if we shall speak of the secrete election of ⟨p. 32⟩God, how he hath predestinated these whom he would to salvation, and how he hath cast off others: we shall never be troubled. And why so? because we having inquired of Gods will, we will conclude, that we must keep ourselves to that which showeth us, & to that which the scripture importeth, where he hath given us sufficient testimony of that which he knoweth to be good for us. Finally, there are so many testimonies of Scripture, to certify us of this doctrine that it must needs be, that all they that cannot rest there, must be as it were impoisoned of satan, & that they have conceived the spirit of venom, of pride and rebellion, to the end not to be ordered under the will of god: & that, to be short, they would despite all doctrine and instruction, and close up their eyes against the full light, & have their ears stopped, albeit God hath spoken loud and clearly, and that they have occasion to content themselves so much the more. To heap up all the testimonies, is not needful: but this is sufficient that we have had a sum, yea most evident as I have already briefly showed.
Then (say I) if we shall speake of the secrete election of ⟨p. 32⟩God, howe hee hath predestinated these whome hee would to saluation, and howe he hath cast off others: we shal neuer be troubled. And why so? because we hauing inquired of Gods wil, we wil cō clude, that we must keepe ourselues to that which sheweth vs, & to that which the scripture importeth, where he hath giuen vs sufficiēt testimonie of that which he knoweth to be good for vs. Finally, there are so many testimonies of Scripture, to cerfie vs of this doctrin that it must needes be, that all they that cānot rest there, must be as it were impoisoned of sathan, & that they haue cōceued the spirit of venim, of pride and rebellion, to the end not to be ordred vnder the wil of god: & that, to be short, they would despite all doctrine and instruction, and close vp their eyes against the ful light, & haue their eares stopped, albeit God hath spoken loude and cleerely, and that they haue occasion to content themselues somuch the more. To heape vp all the testimonyes, is not needefull: but this is sufficient that we haue had a summe, yea moste euident as I haue already briefely shewed.