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…

This is also to be considered and noted which here he addeth, when he sayeth, My delight is in thy word. He declareth what signs and tokens he desired of God here before, that he would do unto him as he had promised. For I have delight therein, saith he, would we then have God his promises to take place in us, to open the gate that we might come unto him, that they might be as keys too give us in entree, too the end our requests and petitions might be received? we must then join hope therewith. And lo what is the cause why we feel not the power of the promises of God as we ought: the reason is, for that we have no hope nor trust in them. It is most true, that god for his part is always true of his word: and although we are miserable faithless people, yet will he never falsify his faith which he hath given to us. But what? Surely we are unworthy ones too feel such a pleasure. In very deed, god hath promised to pour his grace upon us, as also he offereth it unto us: But yet are we utterly unworthy thereof, without we believe his promises, would we that god should do unto us according to his word? we must then receive his word, and embrace it by faith:¹as also the Apostle treateth ⟨p. 48⟩thereof. And thus much as touching these two first verses.

This is also to be considered and noted which heere hee addeth, when he sayeth, My delight is in thy woorde. Hee declareth what signes and tokens he desired of God here before, that he would doo vnto him as he had promised. For I haue delight therein, saith hee, would wee then haue God his promises to take place in vs, to open the gate that wee might come vntoo him, that they might bee as keyes too giue vs in entree, too the ende our requestes and petitions might bee receiued? wee must then ioyne hope therewith. And loe what is the cause why wee feele not the power of the promises of God as wee ought: the reason is, for that we haue no hope nor trust in them. It is most true, that god for his parte is alwaies true of his woord: and although we are miserable faythlesse people, yet wil hee neuer falsify his fayth which he hath giuen to vs. But what? Surely wee are vnwoorthy ones too feele such a pleasure. In very deed, god hath promised to powre his grace vpon vs, as also hee offereth it vntoo vs: But yet are wee vtterly vnworthy thereof, without we belieue his promises, would we that god shold do vnto vs according to his word? we must then receiue his word, and imbrace it by fayth: