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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.
The twelfth Sermon upon the hundred and nineteenth Psalm.
The twelfth Sermon vpon the hundreth and nineteenth Psalme.
LAMED. O Lord, thy word endureth for ever in Heaven. Thy trueth is from one generation to another: thou haste laid the foundation of the Earth and it abideth. They continue even to this day, according too thy ordinance: for all are thy servants. Except the Lord had been my delight: I should now have perished in my trouble. I will never forget thy Commandments: For by them thou hast quickened me. I am thine, save me: for I have sought thy Commandments. The ungoodly laid wait for me: but I will consider thy testimonies. I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding large.
LAMED. O Lorde, thy woorde indureth for euer in Heauen. Thy trueth is from one generation to another: thou haste layed the foundation of the Earth and it abideth. They continue euen to this day, according too thy ordinaunce: for all are thy seruauntes. Except the Lorde had beene my delighte: I shoulde nowe haue perished in my trouble. I will neuer forget thy Commandements: For by them thou hast quickened me. I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy Commandementes. The vngoodly layd waite for mee: but I will consider thy testimonyes. I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commaundement is exceeding large.
WE see how changeable men are. It is very true that when we shall talk of the shadow, we may say that it removeth and changeth every minute of an hour, so that it resteth not but if we look well and thoroughly search out that which is in the mind of man: we shall see ⟨image 105⟩there a great deal more vanity and change, then is too be seen in the very shadow. And that which is more, David saith in an other place, that if man were laid in one school, & vanity in an other, that vanity which is nothing, would way down man greatly. And we shall not need too stand long disputing of this: For every man by his own experience can testify what it is, and what it can do, albeit there were nothing written nor yet any thing thereof contained in the Scripture. What resteth there then for us to do. Forsooth we must seek for our constancy else where then in our selves.