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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.
I will run the way of thy Commandments: when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
I will runne the way of thy Comaundements: when thou shalt inlarge mine hearte.
When he saith, That when God hath set his heart at liberty, he will run: it is too show unto us, that when our hearts are enclosed and fast shut up, that we are not able so much as too remove one of our fingers to well doing, until such time as GOD gladdeth us, and showeth us a merry countenance. Now David in this first place declareth unto us, that we are able to do nothing except God stirreth us up thereto.
When he sayth, That when God hath set his hearte at libertie, hee will runne: it is too shewe vnto vs, that when our heartes are inclosed and fast shutte vp, that wee are not able so much as too remoue one of our fingers to well dooing, vntill such time as GOD gladdeth vs, and sheweth vs a mery countenaunce. Nowe Dauid in this firste place declareth vnto vs, that wee are able to doe nothing except God stirreth vs vpp thereto.
And although he hath already solicited & admonished us, yet that is not all. We should cry out and Alas: & pour out some sighs and groans. But because God will be served with a cheerful mind, and not with an evil will, so long as we are fast shut up, we cannot once stir out of the place, to go on forward in the way of salvation. And how can we then run? When as he shall have set our heart at liberty: to wit, that he shall have so disposed & ordered us, as that we should freely bend our selves, & sully & wholly yield our affections unto him. For otherwise, we having our harts fast shut up shall always become the bondslaves of sin. It is very true, hat while we are in this world, we never run so fast ne yet so perfectly, as is required, yea we shall many times go as it were halting where in deed we should make hast. But thus it is with us, that whensoever he shall govern us with his spirit, and that we shall be under the conduct of our head & Captain Jesus Christ, we may say with David, that we do not only walk in his commandments, but that we also run in them: Yea, so that our affection be not hypocritical, and that our zeal be also fervent to addict ourselves unto our good God, since he hath placed us in the world to this end, to obey him, and too glorify his holy name.