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…

Whereby he doth us to wit, that although God is steadfastly purposed to be the protector of the faithful, yet that they are not without a great number of griefs and troubles, subject to many sorrows: and be marvellously, encrapped and thereby think, that they can not chose but to fall into the snares of the ungodly. And besides, the subtleties of Satan are great: and again, all the ungodly which serve Satan, and are lead by his spirit, cease not to invent subtleties and deceits, to entrap the children of God, by lying in wait for them. David his meaning then here, is to declare unto us, that although God preserveth us, it is not therefore to be said, that we are without molestations, and temptations. But what? So it is that the word of God ought to suffice us, as he faith, I will consider thy testimonies. As if he should have said. O Lord, I have made this my buckler and fortress, which is, that thou hast promised to be my saviour: and hereupon have not forced for all the treasons, that all the ungodly can conspire against me. It is very true that they have laid a platform to betray me, yea, and it seemeth that I am already within their claws and teeth, ready to be devoured but thy testimonies, O Lord, have so strengthened me, as that I have not fainted. Let us learn then to fight in this sort against all the subtleties ⟨p. 104⟩of Satan, and malices of men, and notwithstanding that they shall go about to destroy us, yet let us fasten our eyes upon the word of God, attend upon it, and therein persevere unto the end. Now for conclusion David addeth,

Whereby he doth vs to wit, that although God is stedfastly purposed to be the protector of the faithfull, yet that they are not without a great number of griefes and troubles, subiect to many sorrowes: and bee maruelously, encrapped and thereby thinke, that they can not chose but to fall into the snares of the vngodly. And besides, the subtelties of Satan are great: and againe, all the vngodly which serue Satan, and are lead by his spirite, cease not to inuent subtelties and deceiptes, to entrappe the childrē of God, by lying in wayte for them. Dauid his meaning then here, is to declare vnto vs, that although God preserueth vs, it is not therefore to be said, that we are without molestations, and temptations. But what? So it is that the woorde of God ought to suffise vs, as he faieth, I will consider thy testimonies. As if he should haue saide. O Lorde, I haue made this my buckler and fortresse, which is, that thou hast promised to be my sauiour: and hereupon haue not forced for all the treasons, that all the vngodly can conspire against mee. It is very true that they haue layde a platforme to betray me, yea, and it seemeth that I am already within their clawes and teeth, ready to be deuoured but thy testimonies, O Lorde, haue so strengthened me, as that I haue not fainted. Let vs learne then to fight in this sort against all the subtelties