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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.
I have refrained my feet from every evil way: that I might keep thy word.
I haue refrayned my feete from euery euil way: that I might keepe thy woorde.
Here David teacheth us, that they which are desirous to serve God and to stick to his word, are never without afflictions. But what is then to be done? We must be of a good courage to withstand all the temptations which Satan can any way assail us with, to withdraw & turn us from that which is good. I have saith he refrained my feet from every evil way. And had David need of this? he that was an holy Prophet, yea, and such a one as we see the holy Scripture too have reigned in, even from his youth: He then having received so excellent graces of God, being a mirror of all perfection, was it needful that he should keep him self from every evil way? It should seem that he was already utterly past going any evil way: Yea, but because he was a mortal man, he was not for all that without being encompassed with many vices and evil lusts against which he was to fight. And in deed, we see how God suffered David to fall once so grievously, as that his fall ought to be an horror unto us all.
Heere Dauid teacheth vs, that they which are desirous to serue God and to stick to his worde, are neuer without afflictions. But what is then to be doone? We must be of a good courage to withstand all the temptations which Satan can any way assayle vs with, to withdraw & turne vs frō that which is good. I haue sayth he refrayned my feete from euery euill way. And had Dauid neede of this? hee that was an holy Prophet, yea, and such a one as wee see the holy Scripture too haue reigned in, euen from his youth: Hee then hauing receiued so excellent graces of God, beeing a mirror of all perfection, was it needefull that hee shoulde keepe him selfe frō euery euill way? It should seeme that he was alredy vtterly past going any euil way: Yea, but because he was a mortall man, he was not for all that without beeing incompassed with many vices and euill lustes againste which he was to fight. And in deede, we see how God suffred Dauid to fall once so greeuously, as that his fall ought to be an horrour vnto vs all.