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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now this is a terrible temptation. And why? For on the one side we look that if God took us for his children, & loved us as he testifieth, should he not by and by have compassion of our miseries? should he not put forth his hand to help us? When then he suffereth us to be thus unjustly trodden under foot, it is a sign that he hath forsaken us, and that he hath no care of us, nor of our health▪
Now this is a terrible temptation. And why? For on the one side we looke that if God tooke vs for his children, & loued vs as he testifieth, should he not by and by haue compassion of our miseries? should he not put forth his hande to helpe vs? When then he suffereth vs to be thus vniustly troden vnder foote, it is a signe that hee hath forsaken vs, and that he hath no care of vs, nor of our health▪
Lo here a very hard and grievous temptation. And the second is, that it should seem that God doth not his office, How is that? Behold how the ungodly fall out with him so that it seemeth they would give him open defiance. For is not this to make war against him, when as they give them selves licence to do wickedly: that whatsoever can be said unto them, they can never be brought too goodness? And yet God maketh semblance as though he had no care of their wicked dealing. These we see are two marvellous dangerous temptations. And this is the cause namely why David hath here recited his persecutions, which he abode at the hands of the wicked.
Loe heere a very hard and greeuous temptation. And the second is, that it should seeme that God doth not his office, How is that? Beholde how the vngodly fall out with him so that it seemeth they would giue him open defiaunce. For is not this to make warre against him, when as they giue them selues licence to doe wickedly: that whatsoeuer can besayd vnto them, they can neuer bee brought too goodnesse? And yet God maketh semblaunce as though he had no care of their wicked dealing. These we see are two maruelous daungerous temptations. And this is the cause namely why Dauid hath heere recited his persecutions, which he abode at the handes of the wicked.