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…

Moreover David speaking here of the wicked, calleth them the proud: neither doth he so entitle them without cause: for it is the property of all those which trust not in God For it can not be chosen, but that a man which putteth not his trust in God, must needs grow proud, and swell therewith like a toad. And why so? For when men do know them selves to be such as in deed they are, they must needs be cast down and humbled. And this common prover be which reigneth even amongst the faithless, saith, he that knoweth him self, maketh very little of his painted sheath. Now we will speak this with the mouth but yet it is to our condemnation. Nevertheless, it is God his will ⟨p. 58⟩that all men should know this, because there should be no excuse. In sum this is very true, that if men knew them selves, thy should be humbled, and utterly discomfited. Hereupon they would come to seek God, and hide themselves under the shadow of his wings, they would have recourse to him, to be aided in all their necessities. Contrariwise (as I have already touched) it must needs be that all the faithless be full of arrogance and presumption, to lift themselves up against God, to promise wonders as of themselves, where in very deed they have nothing▪ neither yet are any thing.

Moreouer Dauid speaking here of the wicked, calleth them the proud: neither doth hee so intitle them without cause: for it is the propertie of all those which trust not in God For it can not be chosen, but that a man which putteth not his trust in God, must needes growe proude, and swell therewith like a toade. And why so? For when men do know them selues to bee such as in deede they are, they must needes be cast downe and humbled. And this cōmon prouer be which reigneth euen amongs the faithlesse, saith, he that knoweth him selfe, maketh very litle of his painted sheath. Now we will speake this with the mouth but yet it is to our condemnation. Neuerthelesse, it is God his will ⟨p. 58⟩that all men should know this, bicause there should be no excuse. In summe this is very true, that if men knewe them selues, thy should be hūbled, and vtterly discomfited. Herevpon they would come to seeke God, and hide themselues vnder the shadowe of his wings, they would haue recourse to him, to be aided in all their necessities. Contrariwise (as I haue already touched) it must needes be that all the faithles be ful of arrogancie and presumption, to lift themselues vp against God, to promise wōders as of themselues, where in very deede they haue nothing neither yet are any thing.