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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
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And so must we also do in this case. When our Lord then shall set us in the way, and shall give us some good motions: let us beseech him so to confirm us in the same, as that when the Devil shall go about for too assail us, we might repulse and over come all the assaults wherewith he shall assail us: and always too continue ⟨image 74⟩and remain in our determination and purpose without change. Lo the thing which is here declared unto us.
And so muste wee also doo in this case. When our Lorde then shall sette vs in the way, and shall giue vs some good motions: let vs beseech him so to confirme vs in the same, as that when the Deuill shall goe aboute for too assayle vs, wee might repulse and ouer come all the assaultes wherewith hee shall assayle vs: and alwayes too continue ⟨image 74⟩and remaine in our determination and purpose without chaunge. Loe the thinge which is heere declared vnto vs.
And we are also to note that there are two temptations, which we must resist, when as we shall be grieved and injured. The first temptation is, that when we are injured, we are by and by moved too render the like: Mark I beseech you the state and condition of our nature. Now since God commandeth us to fly that which is naught, & to, do that which is good, even to love our enemies, we had need to be very well armed and furnished with these texts of the Scriptures. For we shall never be able to attain to the end to over come any such temptation nor desire of revenge, except God putteth to his helping hand. We think it also lawful to do evil, when we see our selves compassed with nothing else but evil, and wickedness, if we look into the order and government of the world, we shall see one man exceed in lechery, another to be an horrible blasphemer, one an extortioner & usurer, and another a deceitful bargainer, one in this thing another in that: & very many estranged from God, and become near neighbours to Satan, violently carried to this & that. When as then we are thus encompassed with evil and iniquity, we think that we may take leave to do wickedly.