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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.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy Commandments.
With my whole hearte haue I sought thee: let mee not wander from thy Commaundementes.
David here maketh a notable confession, which is not common to all men, That he bath sought God with his whole heart. For although we have a desire to go to God, yet it is so feeble as is lamentable, seeing we are with drawn with so many vanities, by reason the world hath such dominion over us, and yet ought not to retire our selves from any good devotion, when as we have had a through feeling thereof. There are very few of us that are able to say with the prophet David, that we have sought God with our whole hart: to wit, with such integrity and pureness, that we have not turned away from that mark, as from the most principal thing of our salvation. It is very true, that David had not yet any such perfection, but that he slacked in the fight against the prickings of the flesh, and went back.
Dauid heere maketh a notable confession, which is not common to all men, That hee bath sought God with his whole heart. For although we haue a desire to goe to God, yet it is so feeble as is lamentable, seeing we are with drawn with so many vanities, by reason the world hath such dominion ouer vs, and yet ought not to retire our selues frō any good deuotion, whē as we haue had a through feeling therof. There are very few of vs that are able to say with the prophet Dauid, that we haue sought God with our whole hart: to wit, with such integritie and purenesse, that we haue not turned away from that marke, as from the most principall thing of our saluation. It is very true, that Dauid had not yet any such perfection, but that hee slacked in the fight against the prickings of the fleshe, and went back.
Saint Paul also confesseth that he went too God as it were halting, that he did not that good which he would & desired,