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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.
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,
FOrasmuch as the most requisite thing that wee can possibly desire for our saluation, is praier vnto God, and bicause we are so slacke and colde therein, or els that a very small matter will make vs colde: we are to consider of the examples which the holy scripture setteth forth vnto vs of the children of God, & of the faithfull in deede, how they continually were exercised in prayer. Euen as in this place Dauid his meaning is to set before our eyes, not that he meant to glorifie him selfe of his owne strength, thereby to get him estimation, but to the ende that this example might direct vs the right waye. We see then howe carefull Dauid was to call vpō the name of God, how he applied his whole affection, and continued therein, bicause that euery of vs might doe the like. Nowe in the first place he sayeth,
I have cried out with my whole heart.
I haue cried out with my whole heart.
Whereby he signifieth unto us, that he babbled not even as the hypocrites do, or else that he cried not out upon