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…

And namely he sayeth, thy word made unto thy servant, to the end he would declare to every of us that every man should apply the promises of God particularly unto him self. And not to use the manner of the Papists, to say. It is very true that God hath promised this and that, but we know not whether the same belongeth unto us or not. And these are no fools, which say thus, but this is the doctrine which they teach in all their Satanical and devilish Schools and Synagogues. Lo here the very doctrine of popish doctors, that the promise of God are uncertain, & that we must receive them as things hanging in the air, not to take them generally, to say, I doubt not but that GOD speaketh the same unto me. But contrariwise, we must conclude as David here doth, and O Lord let it be done unto thy servant according to thy word. He saith not, according to thy word, I know not to whom, nor unto such men of which number I am not, so that I can not build upon it: but he saith, according to thy promise O Lord, made unto me. Let us then learn by his example, that when we desire the Lord God to assist us, to charge him with his promises, yea & let us apply them unto our selves, and believe that they are also spoken to every of us in particular, and generally unto all: I mean unto all the faithful. When as the Lord our God sayeth, I receive all sinners to mercy: let every one say, O Lord, I am one of those miserable and wretched creatures, and therefore I come unto thee, charging thee with thy promise made unto me. Lo how we must behave our selves herein: for else, we shall but wander in the holy scripture all the days of our life. It followeth immediately after,

And namely he sayeth, thy woorde made vnto thy seruant, to thende he would declare to euery of vs that euery man should apply the promises of God particularly vnto him selfe. And not to vse the maner of the Papistes, to saye. It is very true that God hath promised this and that, but we know not whether the same belongeth vnto vs or not. And these are no fooles, which say thus, but this is the doctrine which they teache in all their Satanicall and deuelish Schooles and Synagogues. Loe here the very doctrine of popish doctors, that the promise of God are vncertaine, & that we must receiue thē as things hanging in the ayre, not to take them generally, to say, I doubt not but that GOD speaketh the same vnto me. But contrariwise, we must conclude as Dauid here doth, and O Lord let it be done vnto thy seruant according to thy word. He saith not, according to thy word, I knowe not to whom, nor vnto such mē of which number I am not, so that I can not builde vppon it: but he saith, according to thy promise O Lord, made vnto me. Let vs then learne by his example, that when we desire the Lord God to assiste vs, to charge him with his promises, yea & let vs apply them vnto our selues, and beleeue that they are also spoken to euery of vs in particular, and generally vnto all: I meane vnto all the faithfull. When as the Lord our God saieth, I receiue all sinners to mercy: let euery one saye, O Lorde, I am one of those miserable and wretched creatures, and therefore I come vnto thee, charging thee with thy promise made vnto me. Loe howe wee must behaue our selues herein: for els, we shall but wander in the holy scripture all the daies of our life. It followeth immediatly after,