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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.
Now when David saith that He kept him self from every evil way, He meaneth not that he was so throughly preserved from all, but that he might be amended. For as we have already said, he fell so horribly, as that the very thought thereof should make the hairs of our head too stand upright. He meaneth not that his life was so perfect, as that he was able to say, that he failed not: in some one point, and that he had wholly fulfilled the law of God. ⟨image 119⟩That is not the intent of David. What is then his purpose? he meaneth simply; that for the holding of himself in the obedience of God, and keeping of his word, it was needful for him too resist a number of temptations: too stand upon his guard, and to be watchful, or else that he should be thrown down headlong an hundred thousand times. And hereby he admonisheth us, that if we will follow the way of salvation, and take good heed that we be not turned therefrom, that there is no question of bending, nor of leading us here and there, but that we must remain constant in the vocation of God, when we are once brought into it by him. It followeth anon after:
Nowe when Dauid sayth that He kepte him selfe from euery euill way, Hee meaneth not that hee was so throughly preserued from all, but that he might be amended. For as we haue already saide, hee fell so horribly, as that the very thought thereof should make the hayres of our heade too stand vpright. He meaneth not that his life was so perfect, as that he was able to say, that hee fayled not: in some one pointe, and that he had wholely fulfilled the law of God. ⟨image 119⟩That is not the intent of Dauid. What is then his purpose? he meaneth simply; that for the holding of himselfe in the obedience of God, and keeping of his woord, it was needeful for him too resiste a number of temptations: too stand vpon his guarde, and to be watchfull, or else that hee should be throwne downe hedlong an hundred thousande times. And hereby he admonisheth vs, that if we wil follow the way of saluation, and take good heede that wee be not turned therefro, that there is no question of bending, nor of leading vs heere and there, but that wee must remaine constant in the vocation of God, whē we are once brought into it by him. It followeth anon after: