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…

NUN. Thy word is a Lantern unto my feet: and a light unto my paths. I have sworn and will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous Judgements. I am very sore afflicted, O Lord: quicken me according unto thy word. O Lord I beseech thee let the free will offerings of my mouth please thee: and teach me thy judgements. My soul is always in mine hand: yet do I not forget thy law. The ungodly have laid a snare for me: But yet I swerved not from thy commandments. Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever: for they are the very joy of mine heart. I have applied mine heart too fulfil thy statutes always: even unto the end.

NVN. Thy woord is a Lanterne vnto my feete: and a light vnto my pathes. I haue sworne and will performe it, that I wil keepe thy righteous Iudgements. I am very sore afflicted, O Lord: quicken me according vnto thy worde. O Lord I beseech thee let the free will offeringes of my mouth please thee: and teach mee thy iudgemeates. My soule is alwayes in mine hand: yet doe I not forget thy lawe. The vngodly haue layde a snare for mee: But yet I swarued not from thy commaundements. Thy testimonies haue I claymed as mine heritage for euer: for they are the very ioy of mine heart. I haue applied mine heart too fulfill thy statutes alwayes: euen vnto the ende.

IF we did throughly consider that it were very requisite for us too read the word of God, and to listen unto the doctrine taken out of it, we should not need to have the matter to be so much preached off, what profit and use we receive by it: For every of us should feel the same by ⟨image 121⟩experience. But because we are so cold & blockish in reading and hearing of that which God declareth unto us, it is meet we should be stirred up thereto some other ways, and be showed for what cause the word of God shall profit us, when as we shall be thus wise and of this mind, throughly to exercise our selves, & to apply our whole study therein. And see why David pursueth this matter so diligently. For besides that which we have already seen here before, he addeth & saith, Thy word is a Lantern unto my feet, & a light unto my paths. Whereby he showeth, that it is an inestimable treasure which we shall receive when as we be taught by the word of God: to wit, that we shall never err all the days of our life, as the unbelievers do, who know not whether they go, but walk at random. David showeth unto us, that when as we shall be guided by the word of God, we shall be without all danger of falling. Now because it is a very easy thing for a man to say thus, it seemeth at the first sight that this saying is so common, as that we need not to stay any longer upon it. But in the mean while let us see how the world practiseth that which is here spoken. In deed we shall see it all clean contrary, for there are very few that will abide to be guided by the word of god: but the more part reject it, & like rather to follow their own wills and desires, or rather can be contented to be governed as it pleaseth men, so that they will not suffer God to bear any rule or authority over them. Therefore let us well mark what this importeth, when as it is said, That the word of God hath bin as it were a Lantern unto the feet of David, & as a light unto his paths. Now hereby he signifieth, that he meaneth not to be wise in his own conceit, but hath sought how he ought to be governed by the word of God, & so wholly held him self thereto.