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…

Seeing then it is so that thou hast showed thy self to be so good and liberal, O, I now doubt not but that thou wilt continue the same thy goodness: Wherefore I beseech thee teach me thy statutes. See here a text worthy the marking: For, as I have before said, we must not come unto God doubting and wavering: but with full resolution, that he will hear us.

Seeing then it is so that thou hast shewed thy selfe to be so good and liberall, O, I nowe doubt not but that thou wilt continue the same thy goodnesse: Wherefore I beseeche thee teache mee thy statutes. See here a text worthy the marking: For, as I haue before sayde, wee must not come vnto God doubting and wauering: but with full resolution, that hee will heare vs.

And how is that? O, we have a most sure and infallible ⟨p. 29⟩testimony: too wit, he hath promised too be near unto all those which shall crave and beg of him in trueth: we may then say, we beseech thee, O Lord, to have regard unto us according too thy word. It is very true, that we are unworthy that thou shouldest be careful over us: But so it is, that having thy word and promise, we may boldly come unto thee: and besides, let us add there too the experience which God hath already showed unto us: that he never forgetteth his, but preserveth and keepeth them, and always watcheth over them. And why so? That we ought to be much more heedful then we are of all the benefits of God, too the end we might come too this consideration of the reason which David here bringeth in: too wit, that we might say unto God, that he hath heard us. Now there are very few of us that can do this. And why so? Because that when we are in any distress, we never think to call upon God, yea although the grief or disease press and grieve us never so much. And yet if we do then call upon him, it is so, that as soon as we have escaped the danger, we will not acknowledge it too be God that hath had pity and compassion upon us, but is quite out of memory and trodden clean under foot. By cause then we remember not the benefits of God, Lo what is the cause why we cannot say, when we come afresh to pray, O Lord, thou hast heard me. For (as I have before said) our unthankfulness hindereth us that we cannot have any such experience & practise too pray unto God incessantly. And see also what is the cause of our so cold and faint prayers: for if we were ready too call to mind the graces of God: O, we should be sure and certain to be always fenced, when as we meant to present our selves before him, to say, Alas my God, this is no novelty unto me: neither ought I, Lord, to think it strange too present my self before thee, for thou hast granted me free access and liberty: this is not the first time that thou hast done me good, no, I have felt thy favour by experience even from my youth: and when as I shall speak e of the number of times which thou hast heard