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…

Let us then mark this inestimable goodness which God useth towards us, when he seeth well that we have showed unto him all our ways: to wit, all our desires and smallest matters. If a man had his brother or deer companion, he durst hardly show him self so familiarly, for fear he would be importune upon him, as God giveth us leave too come unto him. What bounty is this? Now when we see that God maketh himself so familiar in our small affairs so much the snore ought we to beseech him, after the example of David, that he would conduct us according to his law: to wit, that he will grant us his grace to live in such sort, as that we may follow the rule which he hath set down here unto us. See then, how that by the less, we must come too the greater, as by particularities we must come to generalities. ⟨image 35⟩From the less too the greater, say I, is this, That if God giveth unto us our daily bread, let us also crave of him health for our souls. If God will so humble him self, as to advise us: when we have any thing to do amongst men, about the earthly affairs of this transitory life, let us also beseech him to do us this good, as to conduct: us likewise according to his law. Lo here how we may come from the lesser to the greater. We may also descend from particularities to generalities, when as we shall say, O Lord, thou hast heard me in such a thing, which is a special matter: now by a more forcible reason, I may call upon thee for a thing which may serve me all the days of my life, which is, that when thou hast set me into the way of salvation, thou wouldst keep me therein, and that thou never forsake me, until such time as thou hast brought me unto that end and perfection, whereunto thou hast called me.

Let vs then marke this inestimable goodnesse which God vseth towards vs, when hee seeth well that wee haue shewed vnto him all our wayes: to witte, all our desires and smallest matters. If a man had his brother or deere companion, he durst hardly shewe him selfe so familyarly, for feare he would be importune vpon him, as God giueth vs leaue too come vnto him. What bountie is this? Nowe when wee see that God maketh himselfe so familyar in our small affayrs so much the snore ought we to beseech him, after the example of Dauid, that he would conduct vs according to his lawe: to witte, that hee will graunte vs his grace to liue in such sorte, as that wee may followe the rule which hee hath sette downe heere vnto vs. See then, howe that by the lesse, wee muste come too the greater, as by particularityes wee muste come to generalities.