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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.
When then we shall make such a comparison, between the state of the world, and the trueth of God, we may certainly conclude, that God sufficiently granteth us wherewith too settle our selves upon his word, we must not be so inconstant as too let our Faith be shaken, so often as we shall see the world tossed with any troubles, but rather too take this place which is here showed unto us by David for our refuge. And this is the sum of this place. Now it followeth afterward,
When then we shall make such a comparison, betweene the state of the worlde, and the trueth of God, we may certainly conclude, that God sufficienly graunteth vs wherewith too settle our selues vpon his woorde, we muste not bee so inconstant as too let our Fayth bee shaken, so often as wee shall see the worlde tossed with any troubles, but rather too take this place which is heere shewed vnto vs by Dauid for our refuge. And this is the summe of this place. Nowe it followeth afterwarde,
Except the Lord had been my delight: I should now have perished in my trouble.
Except the Lorde had beene my delight: I shoulde nowe haue perished in my trouble.
David here speaketh this of his own proper experience and knowledge before he spake of the trueth and excellency of GOD in general, and saith that it was in ⟨image 108⟩heaven: and afterward he proveth it by visible things, which is very manifest unto us, and which God pointeth out unto us, as it were with his finger. In the third place he saith that he speaketh not of unknown things, that he might dispute of them at random, but that he had rightly practiced that which he had spoken, because that he was preserved by the word of God. And therefore he now showeth us, where we ought to seek for this word, whereof he had generally spoken heretofore. For we may use this name of the word of God, and yet it may be hidden in the air, or amongst the Clouds: But because he hath given unto us his word familiarly, and communicateth the same with us daily, even in the holy scripture: Let us consider, that in giving honour unto the word of God. We say that it is infallible, Let us not imagine it to be an unknown word, but let us go unto that, which God at all times hath given to his servants: and that is it which is contained in the law. See then, how God hath first declared his word unto us, wherein our salvation is altogether certain.