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…

Let it not now abash us although we feel so little taste of God his mercies. And why so? For what is he that will acknowledge it? We are so beguiled with these false deceits of the world, that we think we may triumph by them, that we shall be exceedingly blessed when as we shall have all things after our own hearts desire. But in thus doing we can contemn God and his grace. We must not then be abashed if we be set besides that which appertaineth to our salvation, and that God suffereth us to languish in wretchedness and misery. And so let us learn after the example of David, to be as it were rejected of the word of God, and to be as it were estranged from it to crave in good earnest, to cause his mercies to return unto us: to wit, that he would grant us this grace, to let us in such sort understand what need we have of his favour and aide, that notwithstanding that we have declined from his commandments, yet that he would grant us for all that, to feel his mercy, although he hath held the same from us for a season. Now it followeth,

Let it not now abash vs although wee feele so little taste of God his mercies. And why so? For what is he that will acknowledge it? Wee are so beguiled with these false deceiptes of the worlde, that we thinke we may triumphe by them, that wee shall bee exceedingly blessed when as wee shall haue all thinges after our owne heartes desire. But in thus doing we can contemne God and his grace. We must not then be abashed if we be set besides that which apperteineth to our saluation, and that God suffereth vs to languishe in wretchednesse and miserie. And so let vs learne after the example of Dauid, to bee as it were reiected of the worde of God, and to bee as it were estraunged from it to craue in good earnest, to cause his mercies to retourne vnto vs: to wit, that he would graunt vs this grace, to let vs in such sort vnderstand what neede we haue of his fauour and aide, that notwithstanding that we haue declined from his commandements, yet that he would graunt vs for all that, to feele his mercie, although he hath held the same from vs for a season. Now it followeth,

Let the proud be confounded, for they have dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy commandments.