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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.
Behold mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer me: for I doe not forget thy lawe.
When as he desireth God to look unto his afflictions, it is even the same which we have already said: too wit, That although God loved him, yet would he not but that he should be subject, too a great number of miseries, torments and griefs. Let us not think then to be privileged, so long as we are to walk here below on the earth, but that God will exercise us and assay and prove our patience, as he hath proved Davids, whom he so greatly loved, as the scripture witnesseth of him.
When as he desireth God to looke vnto his afflictions, it is euen the same which wee haue already saide: too wit, That although God loued him, yet would he not but that he should be subiect, too a greate number of miseryes, torments and griefes. Let vs not think then to be priuiledged, so long as we are to walke heere bilowe on the earth, but that God will exercise vs and assay and proue our patience, as he hath prooued Dauids, whome he so greatly loued, as the scripture witnesseth of him.
Now here we are to note two things, The one is, that when David desired God to look upon his afflictions, and to deliver him out of them: he confesseth that he was astonied, as if God had turned his back upon him. It is very true, that David considered not of all that was too be considered neither did he conclude, that God would cast off his children in such sort: But yet so far forth as natural reason could reach, see how he might judge of his estate.
Nowe heere we are to note two things, The one is, that when Dauid desired God to looke vpon his afflictions, and to deliuer him out of them: hee confesseth that hee was astonyed, as if God had turned his backe vpon him. It is very true, that Dauid considered not of all that was too bee considered neither did he conclude, that God would cast off his children in such sorte: But yet so farre forth as naturall reason coulde reach, see howe he might iudge of his estate.