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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.
For carnal men which are not governed by the spirit of God, are carried away with their wicked affections, as with a fury, so that their whole reason is altogether brutish. And even they shall very well have an hatred of their evil, but yet not so fly from it, as that we shall not be able to say, that they have such a fear of God as is to be required, too forsake them selves, and wholly to submit themselves unto his will.
For carnall men which are not gouerned by the spirit of God, are carryed away with their wicked affectiōs, as with a fury, so that their whole reason is altogither brutish. And euen they shal very wel haue an hatred of their euill, but yet not so flye frō it, as that wee shall not be able to say, that they haue such a feare of God as is to be required, too forsake them selues, and wholy to submit themselues vnto his will.
See here what we have to consider out of this place. But in the mean while one thing is to be observed, that David maketh a comparison between the law of God, and all whatsoever that men can imagine on their own head, with all their reasons and desires: as if he should have said, ⟨p. 176⟩That there is but only rule that is good, and worthy to be beloved, to wit, the law of God. When then our life shall be conformable to the word of God, all shall go well: But we shall not withdraw our selves never so little from it: as that we shall not by and by roil overthwart all the fields. And why so? For all our trueth and sincerity is enclosed within this rule which God hath set down unto us. We ought then to bear this honour unto the word of God, too hear it as it is laid out unto us, and to follow it in all simplicity: or else so soon as we shall decline from it never so little, see, we are quite out of the way of salvation, so that we cannot chose but to be confounded, until such time as we are entered again into the way, which God hath showed us. Now he addeth:
Se heere what we haue to consider out of this place. But in the meane while one thing is to be obserued, that Dauid maketh a comparison betweene the lawe of God, and all whatsoeuer that men can imagine on their owne head, with all their reasons and desires: as if he should haue said,