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 have we so remembered the judgements of God, and are we so exercised in them, yea even in those, I say, which were made before we were borne into this world? Whatsoever then that we shall now perceive and mark, & whatsoever also shall be declared unto us so long as we live, we ought by a more forcible reason, so much the narrowlier to consider, & to be a great deal the more confirmed in them, and not to be like unto brute beasts, when as god stretcheth forth his hand, & giveth us some testimonies, that it is he alone which so helpeth us: when as I say, God showeth us this, we must think on them in good earnest, and so stay our selves in them: to wit, that we make not account of them as vain speculations: but too apply all the Judgements of God to our use, since it is to this end and purpose, that he showeth us them. For when we shall read that God revealed himself to Abraham, and that he did help him in such a necessity: Let this be our conclusion, Very well, that which God did unto his servant Abraham, is to assure us, that he will do the like for us, and therefore we must even now run unto God for refuge and succour. See how all the testimonies which God hath left unto us in the holy Scripture of all his wonderful works, ought to serve every of us for aides and helps. Now David setteth down soon after.

Nowe haue we so remembred the iudgements of God, and are wee so exercised in them, yea euen in those, I say, which were made before we were borne into this worlde? Whatsoeuer then that we shall now perceiue and marke, & whatsoeuer also shalbe declared vnto vs so long as we liue, we ought by a more forcible reason, so much the narrowlier to consider, & to bee a great deale the more confirmed in them, and not to be like vnto brute beastes, when as god stretcheth foorth his hand, & giueth vs some testimonyes, that it is he alone which so helpeth vs: when as I say, God sheweth vs this, wee must thinke on them in good earnest, and so stay our selues in them: to wit, that we make not account of them as vaine speculations: but too apply all the Iudgementes of God to our vse, since it is to this ende and purpose, that he sheweth vs them. For when wee shall reade that God reuealed himselfe to Abraham, and that hee did helpe him in such a necessitie: Let this bee our conclusion, Very wel, that which God did vnto his seruaunt Abraham, is to assure vs, that he will doe the like for vs, and therefore we must euen now runne vnto God for refuge and succor. See howe all the testimonyes which God hath lefte vnto vs in the holy Scripture of all his woonderfull works, ought to serue euery of vs for aydes and helpes. Nowe Dauid setteth downe soone after.