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Two and twenty sermons of Master John Calvin In which sermons is most religiously…Two and twentie sermons of Maister Iohn Caluin In which sermons is most religiously…
Two and twenty sermons of Master John Calvin In which sermons is most religiously handled, the hundredth and nineteenth Psalm of David, by eight verses apart according to the Hebrew alphabet. Translated out of French into English by T.S.Two and twentie sermons of Maister Iohn Caluin In which sermons is most religiously handled, the hundredth and nineteenth Psalme of Dauid, by eight verses aparte according to the Hebrewe alphabet. Translated out of Frenche into Englishe by T.S.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for John Harrison and Thomas Man, 1580London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Iohn Harrison and Thomas Man, 1580
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.
But we are to understand that we must not come unto him after an hypocritical manner: we must not require him too restore us, and yet have our minds wandering here and there, neither yet must we seek for that thing in the world, which we make countenance to seek for at his hands: We must not make us two ways to the wood as we say, but our whole delight and contentation must be in God and in his grace, that it sufficeth us to have him only, and to feel his mercy and compassion towards us: and when we have gotten that, to be contented only therewith. But because we can not come unto God, without he him self draweth us, when as we desire him to restore us, and to stretch out his hand unto us, we must add thereto this saying here expressed, to wit, that he will quicken us according to his word. Now by this, as I have already said, we are taught that in the middest of death we find salvation and health, because the promises of God never fail us. It followeth in the second verse,
But we are to vnderstande that we must not come vnto him after an hypocritical maner: we must not require him too restore vs, and yet haue our mindes wandering here and there, neither yet must we seeke for that thing in the worlde, which wee make countenance to seeke for at his handes: We must not make vs two wayes to the woode as we saye, but our whole delight and contentation must bee in God and in his grace, that it suffiseth vs to haue him only, and to feele his mercie and compassion towardes vs: and when wee haue gotten that, to bee contented onely therewith. But bicause we can not come vnto God, without he him selfe draweth vs, when as wee desire him to restore vs, and to stretche out his hande vnto vs, wee must adde thereto this saying here expressed, to wit, that he will quicken vs according to his word. Now by this, as I haue already sayde, wee are taught that in the middest of death we finde saluation and health, bicause the promises of God neuer fayle vs. It followeth in the second verse,
I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
I haue declared my wayes, and thou heardest mee: teache me thy statutes.