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…

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,

THese eight verses nexte before conteine none other thinge but the protestations which Dauid maketh in giuing himselfe wholly too God, & sticking vnto his law: except two requestes which he maketh in the second verse, & in the last. Now (in the first place) he saith that his soueraigne good, and chiefe felicitie was, in that he was resolute to keepe the law of God. It is very true, that some doe expounde this thus, that Dauid calleth God, his inheritance. But when as the matter shalbe well wayed and considered, the meaning is this, that he setteth his whole felicitie in this, that hee is fully determined and resolued (as already hath bin touched) to followe that which God had shewed and taught him. Nowe this worde Portion in the Scripture is taken for inheritaunce: and inheritaunce is taken for the chiefest and most desired thing that man hath. And so, it is as much as if hee had sayde, That euery man might deuide it as hee woulde and lusted. As wee see the desires of men too bee sundry and diuerse, one draweth one way, another another. And in deede (sayth hee) euery man wisheth as hee fantasieth, but as for my selfe, I desire none other blessednesse nor felicitie, but to content my selfe with the lawe of God, and when I haue this, I haue gotten a good and an excellent inheritaunce,