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…

When God at this day speaketh unto us, what ear give ⟨p. 136⟩we unto him? and how reverently? See here, he hath bestowed upon us a singular grace at this day, when as his word hath been once again published. Let us behold our unthankfulness? Let us lay all these things together, and we shall see that the majesty of God his word is no more esteemed then the very pill of an onion, as we say. See I pray you too what a point we are grown and come: even unto such an horrible and brutish impiety as is most lamentable. Moreover, let us look into the manner of our life and the order of government: shall we find either justice, loyalty, reason, or modesty? no: but clean contrary, we shall see the whole state of our life, and order of government, full of treason, malice, cruelty, and violence: all full of blasphemy against God: plenty of drunkenness, gluttony, and dissoluteness: store of lechery and all other villainies whatsoever: To be short, it seemeth that the whole world hath conspired to exceed even unto the highest degree of wickedness. When then we see the law of God to be thus overthrown every manner of way, ought not we to give our minds a great deal more then we do, to beseech God to take order, & to provide for the same. Now when we shall have such a zeal to pray unto God, as we see that David had, let us not doubt but that he will remedy all the confusions which we see to be at this day. And now he concludeth, and sayeth,

When God at this day speaketh vnto vs, what eare giue ⟨p. 136⟩we vnto him? and how reuerently? See heere, hee hath bestowed vppon vs a singular grace at this daye, when as his worde hath beene once againe published. Let vs beholde our vnthankefulnesse? Let vs lay all these things together, and we shall see that the maiestie of God his woorde is no more esteemed then the very pyll of an onion, as wee saye. See I pray you too what a point wee are growne and come: euen vnto such an horrible and brutishe impietie as is most lamētable. Moreouer, let vs looke into the maner of our life and the order of gouernement: shall we finde either iustice, loyaltie, reason, or modestie? no: but cleane contrary, wee shall see the whole state of our life, and order of gouernement, full of treason, malice, crueltie, and violence: al full of blasphemie against God: plentie of drunkennesse, gluttonie, and dissolutenesse: store of lecherie and all other vyllanies whatsoeuer: To be short, it seemeth that the whole world hath conspired to exceede euen vnto the highest degree of wickednesse. When then wee see the lawe of God to be thus ouerthrowne euery maner of waye, ought not wee to giue our mindes a great deale more then wee doe, to beseeche God to take order, & to prouide for the same. Now when we shall haue such a zeale to pray vnto God, as wee see that Dauid had, let vs not doubt but that he wil remedy all the confusions which we see to be at this day. And now he concludeth, and sayeth,