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 here above, David maketh his request, That God would be mindful of his word, which he had given him: wherein (saith he) thou hast caused me to put my trust. Here David showeth us, that when the faithful do glad and comfort them selves with the promises of God, and be as it were restored, it is not done to the end that we should become cold and blockish: but that we ought rather to be stirred up the more to pray unto God. Whensoever then we shall be ⟨image 61⟩oppressed with any adversity, lo what the remedy is that we must take: to look unto the promises of God, and to think of that which he hath testified unto us of his own good will. Hereupon let us boldly confirm our selves, and return as it were to life, if that we have been in death. But after that we have made the promises of God so forcible, as to take courage, and to be fortified therein, we must oftentimes fall to our prayers and offer them to God, beseeching him to perform his word. And since it is so, that he is faithful, let us be sure that we shall not go away empty, if we believe his word: but that he will perform whatsoever he hath promised. See then, that after we have meditated of the promises of God, and trusted to him, let us make our prayers many times and run unto his majesty for aid, beseeching him to accomplish that, which through his infinite goodness he hath showed unto us, and never forsake us. but too declare the same too be so in effect and deed. This is it that David here meaneth by this sentence. Be mindful, O Lord, of thy word and promise. David speaketh here according to the grossness and weakness of mans understanding. For it is most certain, that God never forgetteth that which he hath said, so that he needeth to be solicited, to be put in mind of it as mortal men are, which promise much at random, and never remember it after. Now we must not imagine God to be such one, but suffereth us to stammer after our own fashion, when he deferreth the accomplishment of his promises, so that we know not who is the cause of the let:

Now here aboue, Dauid maketh his request, That God would be mindefull of his word, which he had giuen him: wherein (saith he) thou hast caused mee to put my trust. Here Dauid sheweth vs, that when the faithfull doe glad and comfort them selues with the promises of God, and be as it were restored, it is not done to the ende that wee shoulde become cold and blockish: but that we ought rather to be stirred vp the more to pray vnto God. Whensoeuer then wee shalbe ⟨image 61⟩