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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
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Moreover, we are to note, that we must not deal with God, as with mortal men. For if any man hath done us a pleasure, we may truly say, as we commonly do: I shall be the more beholding unto you, because you have already bound me thereto, this shall come in amongst the rest: But yet if we shall have borrowed much of any man, we shall be a shamed that we have troubled him so often. But the case standeth not so betwixt God and us. And why so? For God is never weary of well doing as men are, and besides he never diminisheth his substance when he doth us any good. If any man bestoweth his goods liberally upon us, he hath so much the less: if he give his word for us: he will say, this is all that I can do for you. But God so aboundeth in riches, that it is like too a Spring which can never be drawn dry: & the more that is drawn out of it, the greater abundance is to be seen.
Moreouer, we are to note, that we must not deale with God, as with mortall men. For if any man hath doone vs a pleasure, we may truely say, as we commonly do: I shalbe the more beholding vnto you, because you haue already bound mee thereto, this shall come in amongst the reste: But yet if we shall haue borrowed much of any man, wee shall be a shamed that we haue troubled him so often. But the case standeth not so betwixt God and vs. And why so? For God is neuer weary of well dooing as men are, and besides he neuer diminisheth his substaunce when hee dooth vs any good. If any man bestoweth his goodes liberally vpon vs, hee hath so much the lesse: if he giue his woorde for vs: hee will say, this is all that I can doe for you. But God so aboundeth in riches, that it is like too a Spring which can neuer be drawne dry: & the more that is drawn out of it, the greater abundance is to be seene.
So then, we must not be afraid too come unto God, when as he shall have bestowed upon us store of wealth, & that we shall be so much bound unto him, as is possible to be thought, but the same ought to make us the boulder, as David here declareth unto us. And of this are many like sayings in the Scripture. O Lord (saith Jacob) I was never worthy of the benefits which thou haste bestowed upon me: 1