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…

Now when David hath made all these protestations, he desireth that he may be confounded. As if he should have said, My GOD, since that it is so that I ⟨image 39⟩desire to obey thee, suffer me not now to be confounded, that I be not scorned, and supposed to be as a vagabond and without a guide, Lo here a place which ought diligently to be marked: For I beseech you, when we shall be desirous to cleave unto God and his word, when we shall have preferred the same before all our Justs and pleasures, yea above all whatsoever shall seem good and right in our own eyes: if we shall then I say be put to confusion and shame, what shall become of us when we shall lay the rain of the bridle in the neck of all our desires, and take from God all his authority? Deserve we not to be utterly confounded? No doubt we do. So then, let us way the first part of this doctrine, that we must not let our tongues walk against God: For he knoweth how to be right well avenged thereof. How many do we see at this day too become after this manner so beastly, as that it is shame to see their brutishness? and what is the cause? They have cast of the yoke of God, they have not vouchsafed to do him that honour, as to be governed by him: It is meet then that they be confounded in the open sight of the world, that they may be pointed at, that even young Children may perceive their beastliness, and are very well worthy so to be served. And so least we fall into such shame: let us pray with David, that it would please God to make us so too stick unto him and his word, as we never be confounded. Now, too conclude with these eight verses apart, David saith,

Nowe when Dauid hath made all these protestations, hee desireth that hee may bee confounded. As if hee shoulde haue sayde, My GOD, since that it is so that I ⟨image 39⟩desire to obey thee, suffer me not now to bee confounded, that I be not scorned, and supposed to bee as a vacabonde and without a guide, Loe heere a place which ought dilygently to be marked: For I beseech you, when we shall bee desirous to cleaue vnto God and his word, when wee shall haue preferred the same before all our Iustes and pleasures, yea aboue all whatsoeuer shall seeme good and right in our owne eyes: if wee shall then I say bee put to confusion and shame, what shall become of vs when we shall laye the raine of the bridle in the necke of all our desires, and take from God all his authoritie? Deserue we not to bee vtterly confounded? No doubt we doe. So then, let vs way the firste parte of this doctrine, that wee muste not let our tongues walke against God: For he knoweth how to bee right well auenged thereof. How many doe we see at this day too become after this manner so beastly, as that it is shame to see their brutishnesse? and what is the cause? They haue cast of the yoke of God, they haue not vouchsafed to do him that honor, as to bee gouerned by him: It is meete then that they be confounded in the open sight of the worlde, that they may be pointed at, that euen young Children may perceaue their beastlynesse, and are very well woorthy so to be serued. And so least wee fall into such shame: let vs pray with Dauid, that it woulde please God to make vs so too stick vnto him and his woord, as we neuer be confounded. Nowe, too conclude with these eight verses aparte, Dauid sayth,