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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 he say thin the first place: Thou haste trodden the ungodly under foot, and all them that depart from thy statutes, for they imagine but deceit, saith he. He addeth one reason, which we ought throughly too weigh: For what is the cause that the ungodly hearken not unto God, & so outrage against him beyond all measure: For if at any time GOD moveth them too repentance, through the admonitions of his word, they do nothing else but scoff and laugh at him: yea they are so shameless, as it is pitiful too see? What is the cause of this? It is because the wicked have their hearts fast shut up in their back warehouses, thinking thereby to beguile GOD, too escape his hand through their starting holes, and subtle devises, and they seeing them selves too be brazen faced, to cover their villainies before men, think that they shall easily enough put of the plagues and punishments of God.
Now he say thin the first place: Thou haste troden the vngodly vnder foote, and all them that departe from thy statutes, for they imagine but deceite, sayth hee. He addeth one reason, which we ought throughly too weigh: For what is the cause that the vngodly hearkē not vnto God, & so outrage against him beyond all measure: For if at any time GOD mooueth them too repentaunce, through the admonitions of his woorde, they doe nothing else but scoffe and laugh at him: yea they are so shamelesse, as it is pitifull too see? What is the cause of this? It is because the wicked haue their heartes faste shutte vpp in their backe warehouses, thinking thereby to beguile GOD, too escape his hand through their starting holes, and subtile deuises, and they seeing them selues too be brasen faced, to couer their villanyes before men, thinke that they shall easily inough put of the plagues and punishmentes of God.
See how the wicked do increase in their wills, that they are even come too this point that they fear nothing at all of what soever they ought too be afraid. And this is it why the Prophet Isaiah also saith,1 That they dig Caves in the earth for their defence, thinking that when their eyes are shut up, that their sins shall be no more seen, and that God shall not be able too find them. Accursed be you (saith he,) which thus dig deep pits.