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…

Now that we may apply all this too our use, and too make our profit hereof, let us learn too have recourse unto the word of God, so often as we shall be astonished, and know not what shall become of us: too wit, all the days of our life: For there passeth not one quiet day over our heads, wherein we are not moved too think either of this thing or of that. Sometimes the temptations are easy too overcome: but after, we shall see some appearance of danger, that shall trouble us a great deal more, yea and some one threat or other we shall have that shall even abash us. And if that were not so, yet should we have occasions enough in out heads too make us unquiet, that we should not need to be otherwise troubled: but every one of us hath in himself store of tempests & storms, so that if there were nothing else but our own very fantasies, they would be so many whirlwinds, too make us never to have quiet minds. Now see then a good remedy, that is, Let us know, that although we are environed with a great number of dangers, although there be no certainty in our life: although there is always an hundred deaths before our eyes, yea that we thought the devil should swallow us up every minute of an hour: yet must we be peaceable, and hold our selves quiet and still, because that God hath laid the foundation of our salvation in his word: and that he hath promised to keep our life. When then, we shall have the word of God, to certify us, that he hath care both of our souls and bodies, let us know and be certainly assured that herein consisteth all our constancy.

Nowe that wee may apply all this too our vse, and too make our profite heereof, let vs learne too haue recourse vnto the woorde of God, so often as wee shall bee astonyshed, and knowe not what shall become of vs: too witte, all the dayes of our life: For there passeth not one quiet day ouer our heads, wherein wee are not mooued too thinke either of this thing or of that. Sometimes the temptations are easie too ouercome: but after, wee shall see some apparaunce of daunger, that shall trouble vs a great deale more, yea and some one threate or other we shall haue that shall euen abashe vs. And if that were not so, yet shoulde wee haue occasions enough in out heads too make vs vnquiet, that we should not nede to be otherwise troubled: but euery one of vs hath in himself store of tempests & stormes, so that if there were nothing else but our owne very fantasyes, they would be so many whyrlewindes, too make vs neuer to haue quiet mindes. Nowe see then a good remedy, that is, Let vs knowe, that although wee are enuironed with a great number of daungers, although there bee no certayntie in our life: although there is alwayes an hundreth deathes before our eyes, yea that we thought the deuill shoulde swallowe vs vpp euery minute of an houre: yet must we be peaceable, and holde our selues quiet and stil, because that God hath layde the foundation of our saluation in his woord: and that he hath promised to keepe our life. When then, wee shall haue the worde of God, to certifie vs, that he hath care both of our soules and bodyes, let vs knowe and be certainly assured that heerein consisteth all our constancy.