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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.
The nineteenth Sermon upon the hundred and nineteenth Psalm.
The nineteenth Sermon vpon the hundreth and nineteenth Psalme.
COPH. I have cried out with my whole heart: hear me O Lord, and I will keep thy statutes. Yea even upon thee have I called, help me, and I will keep thy testimonies. Early in the morning I cried unto thee: for in thy word is my trust. ⟨image 163⟩Mine eyes prevent the night watches: that I might be occupied in thy words. Hear my voice (O Lord) according unto thy loving kindness: quicken me according too thy judgement. They draw nigh that follow after malice: and are far from thy law. Thou art nigh at hand, O Lord: for all thy commandments are true. I have known long since by thy testimonies: that thou hast grounded them for ever.
COPH. I haue cried out with my whole heart: heare me O Lord, and I will keepe thy statutes. Yea euen vpon thee haue I called, helpe me, and I wil keepe thy testimonies. Early in the morning I cried vnto thee: for in thy word is my trust. ⟨image 163⟩Mine eies preuent the night watches: that I might be occupied in thy wordes. Heare my voyce (O Lorde) according vnto thy louing kindnesse: quicken mee according too thy iudgement. They drawe nigh that followe after malice: and are farre from thy lawe. Thou art nigh at hande, O Lorde: for all thy commandementes are true. I haue knowne long since by thy testimonies: that thou hast grounded them for euer.
Forasmuch as the most requisite thing that we can possibly desire for our salvation, is prayer unto God, and because we are so slack and cold therein, or else that a very small matter will make us cold: we are to consider of the examples which the holy scripture setteth forth unto us of the children of God, & of the faithful in deed, how they continually were exercised in prayer. Even as in this place David his meaning is to set before our eyes, not that he meant to glorify him self of his own strength, thereby to get him estimation, but to the end that this example might direct us the right way. We see then how careful David was to call upon the name of God, how he applied his whole affection, and continued therein, because that every of us might do the like. Now in the first place he sayeth,