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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.
that is, that whensoever we shall fall into the hands of our enemies, and that it shall seem they might at their pleasure bring to pass whatsoever they listed, so that there remained no way to withstand them: yet let us look unto this infinite power of God, and not too doubt, but that ⟨p. 173⟩when it shall please him to deliver us, that the Devil ne yet all his rabble of maintainers shall be able to do any thing against us. And although all the creatures in the world lifted them selves up against us, yet are they not able too do us any hurt so long as God is on our side. And thus we must I say, receive the grace of God, which he hath promised us, to the end we might not doubt, that all the world can do us any harm, when as he shall have taken us into his protection. And see also I pray you whether it is that the Scripture leadeth, us, Although, saith David,1 an hundred thousand men did set them selves against me, yet will not I be afraid. And why so? Because the Lord is with me. And again,2 If I should walk in the shadow of death, so long as I shall look unto God, and see his Sheepcrooke before me, I will not be afraid but be assured that I shall live. 3Saint Paul also comprehendeth all this, speaking not only of this present life, but of the health of our souls likewise, when as he saith, If God be on our side, who shall be against us.
that is, that whensoeuer we shall fall into the handes of our enemies, and that it shall seeme they might at their pleasure bring to passe whatsoeuer they listed, so that there remained no way to withstande them: yet let vs looke vnto this infinite power of God, and not too doubt, but that ⟨p. 173⟩when it shall please him to deliuer vs, that the Deuill ne yet all his rable of maintayners shall be able to doe any thinge against vs. And although all the creatures in the worlde lifted them selues vp against vs, yet are they not able too doe vs any hurt so long as God is on our side. And thus we must I say, receiue the grace of God, which hee hath promised vs, to the ende we might not doubt, that all the world can doe vs any harme, when as he shall haue taken vs into his protection. And see also I pray you whether it is that the Scripture leadeth, vs, Although, sayth Dauid,