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…

Let us then not doubt but that he will help us, and that we shall feel his aid in time convenient. Hereby we see, that we could never duly and truly pray unto God in all the Religion of Popery, I say according too that doctrine which they hold. And why so? Because they teach the wretched world to be always in doubt and wavering. See then that a mere and professed Papist can never be able too make one prayer to please God: and cannot choose but to provoke the wrath of God against them selves in all their Prayers. And why so? Forsomuch as they look not unto his promises, upon which we must settle our selves, to be assured: but that which is worse, they teach that in their prayers they must always stand in doubt. So much the more then ought this doctrine rightly too be considered of us, where it is declared, that the key which openeth the gate for us to approach unto God in calling upon his name, is this, that we must have the promises contained in the holy Scripture, & to learn such an affiance out of it, as that we doubt not that God regardeth us: and that so oftentimes as we pray unto him, that our prayers enter into him, and that he will receive them, declaring that he is ready too grant unto, us what soever we shall crave of him in his sons name according to his will.

Let vs then not dout but that hee will helpe vs, and that we shall feele his ayde in time conuenient. Heereby wee see, that we could neuer duely and truely pray vnto God in all the Religion of Popery, I say according too that doctrine which they hold. And why so? Because they teach the wretched world to be alwayes in doubt and wauering. See then that a meere and professed Papist can neuer bee able too make one prayer to please God: and cannot choose but to prouoke the wrath of God against them selues in all their Prayers. And why so? Forsomuch as they looke not vnto his promises, vpon which we must settle our selues, to be assured: but that which is worse, they teach that in their prayers they must alwayes stand in doubt. So much the more then ought this doctrine rightly too be considered of vs, where it is declared, that the key which openeth the gate for vs to approch vnto God in calling vppon his name, is this, that we must haue the promises contained in the holy Scripture, & to learne such an affiaunce out of it, as that we doubt not that God regardeth vs: and that so oftentimes as we pray vnto him, that our prayers enter into him, and that he will receiue them, declaring that hee is ready too graunte vnto, vs what soeuer wee shall craue of him in his sonnes name according to his wil.