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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.
The eight Sermon of the hundred and nineteenth Psalm.
The eight Sermon of the hundreth and nineteenth Psalme.
HETH. Thou art my portion, O Lord, I have determined to keep thy law. I made mine humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart: O be merciful to me according too thy word. I have considered mine own ways: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste & prolonged not the time to keep thy Commandments. The hands of the ungodly have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. At midnight I will rise too give thanks unto thee: because of thy righteous Judgements. I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and keep thy commandments. The Earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: O teach me thy statutes.
HETH. Thou art my portion, O Lorde, I haue determined to keepe thy lawe. I made mine humble petition in thy presence with my whole hearte: O be mercifull to mee according too thy woord. I haue considered mine owne wayes: and turned my feete vnto thy testimonyes. I made haste & prolonged not the time to keepe thy Commaundementes. The handes of the vngodly haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy lawe. At midnight I will rise too giue thankes vnto thee: because of thy righteous Iudgementes. I am a companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy commaundements. The Earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: O teache mee thy statutes.
These eight verses next before contain none other thing but the protestations which David maketh in giving himself wholly too God, & sticking unto his law: except two requests which he maketh in the second verse, & in the last. Now (in the first place) he saith that his sovereign good, and chief felicity was, in that he was resolute to keep the law of God. It is very true, that some do expound this thus, that David calleth God, his inheritance. But when as the matter shall be well weighed and considered, the meaning is this, that he setteth his whole felicity in this, that he is fully determined and resolved (as already hath bin touched) to follow that which God had showed and taught him. Now this word Portion in the Scripture is taken for inheritance: and inheritance is taken for the chiefest and most desired thing that man hath. And so, it is as much as if he had said, That every man might divide it as he would and lusted. As we see the desires of men too be sundry and diverse, one draweth one way, another another. And in deed (saith he) every man wisheth as he fantasieth, but as for my self, I desire none other blessedness nor felicity, but to content my self with the law of God, and when I have this, I have gotten a good and an excellent inheritance,