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…

The third is, that although God hath taught us, we must not by and by think that we are such great Clerks, and so well learned, as that we need not to desire him too confirm us more and more in his knowledge, and too be always like unto prentices & young novices. As in very deed they which have most profited, should always be thus humbled, not to think that they had attained to the greatest abundance of knowledge: But that they had only some little taste and smattering of the wisdom of God, that they had need too have him to increase it always in them more and more.

The third is, that although God hath taught vs, wee must not by and by thinke that wee are such great Clarkes, and so well learned, as that we neede not to desire him too confirme vs more and more in his knowledge, and too bee alwayes like vnto prentises & yong nouices. As in very deed they which haue moste profited, shoulde alwayes bee thus humbled, not to think that they had attayned to the greatest abundaunce of knowledge: But that they had onely some little taste and smattering of the wisedome of God, that they had neede too haue him to increase it alwayes in them more and more.

Now if David made this request, yea and that in trueth knowing that he had great need to be instructed of God: I pray you what arrogance shall this be in us, when as we shall presume to have our brain so full stuffed, as that we needed no more instruction? that we should content our selves with that which he had learned: ought it not to be said that we are most arrogant? And so, let us after the example of David, all the days of our life pray unto God to teach us, and that we be never weary of being taught of him, until such time as he hath despoiled us of this mortal body: For so long as we shall remain in this body, we must needs be compassed about with black and thick clouds of ignorance, from which he will then deliver us, through the brightness of his coming. Now it followeth soon after,

Nowe if Dauid made this request, yea and that in trueth knowing that he had great neede to be instructed of God: I pray you what arrogancie shall this be in vs, when as wee shall presume to haue our braine so full stuffed, as that wee needed no more instruction? that wee shoulde content our selues with that which he had learned: ought it not to bee sayd that we are most arrogaunt? And so, let vs after the example of Dauid, all the dayes of our life pray vnto God to teach vs, and that we be neuer weary of beeing taught of him, vntill such time as he hath despoyled vs of this mortall body: For so long as we shall remaine in this body, wee must needes be compassed aboute with blacke and thicke cloudes of ignoraunce, from which hee will then deliuer vs, through the brightnesse of his comming. Nowe it followeth soone after,