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…

in so much that so soon as we shall have ⟨image 147⟩understood but one only sentence thereof, the same to be already even enough to lead and guide us to everlasting life. Now sithens then we see how the devil possesseth the Papists, when as under such a cloak, they withdraw the simple people from the reading of the word of God, yea in forbidding it them with such a cruel tyranny: let us for our part, having so good and sure a ground, take great heed how we waver, and how we always abide wittingly ignorant, considering that God having openly and at large manifested himself unto us, continueth still more and more our good God, and giveth us so great leisure and large a time to profit in his school. And why so? Because then tree alone is clear and bright: what will it then be when as we shall enter on somewhat further: that even in the very entrance, we find salvation? in what case then I beseech you shall we be, when as we shall have once passed the midway on? And to the end that David might the better express, that the question is not here of the great learned doctors he namely sayeth, That it giveth instruction to the simple and silly souls, to the end they might have light and understanding.

in so much that so soone as we shal haue ⟨image 147⟩vnderstoode but one onely sentence thereof, the same to be already euen enough to leade and guide vs to euerlasting life. Now sithens then wee see how the deuill possesseth the Papistes, when as vnder such a cloke, they withdrawe the simple people from the reading of the word of God, yea in forbidding it them with such a cruell tyranny: let vs for our part, hauing so good and sure a ground, take great heede how we wauer, and how we alwayes abide wittingly ignorant, considering that God hauing openly and at large mainfested himself vnto vs, cōtinueth still more and more our good God, and giueth vs so great leisure and large a time to profit in his schoole. And why so? Bicause then tree alone is cleare and bright: what will it then bee when as wee shall enter on somewhat further: that euen in the very entrance, we finde saluation? in what case then I beseech you shall we be, when as we shal haue once passed the midway on? And to the ende that Dauid might the better expresse, that the question is not here of the great learned doctors he namely saieth, That it giueth instruction to the simple and silly soules, to the ende they might haue light and vnderstanding.