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…

Here David more lively expresseth and declareth that which I have already touched: to wit, that our affection in serving of God, proceedeth of the trust which we have in him, in believing his promises, If then we conceive not that God is our saviour, and so by that means trust that he will help us, it is impossible that we should be inflamed too serve him. It is true, we may very well have some feeling of the duty which we owe unto him, and be some what touched therewith, although in deed few there are which think thereof: but admit it be so, yet will no man for all that freely and of his own accord, say, O come, Let us serve, yea let us serve our God, even until such time as we are fully assured of the good which he meaneth, and is ready to procure us, and of the true and full hope of our salvation, throughly imprinted in our hearts. And so let us rightly consider, that they which remember no more of that which is preached unto them but this, to say, Lo this is it which GOD commandeth us: we must either do this or that: Truly this is no point of true Christianity. And why so? Because the principallest point of Christianity, is to know the goodness of God, and the mercy which he useth towards us.

Heere Dauid more liuely expresseth and declareth that which I haue already touched: to wit, that our affection in seruing of God, proceedeth of the trust which wee haue in him, in beleeuing his promises, If then we conceiue not that God is our sauiour, and so by that meanes truste that hee will help vs, it is impossible that we should be inflamed too serue him. It is true, we may very well haue some feeling of the duetie which we owe vnto him, and be some what touched therewith, although in deed few there are which think therof: but admit it be so, yet will no man for all that freely and of his owne accord, say, O come, Let vs serue, yea let vs serue our God, euen vntill such time as we are fully assured of the good which he meaneth, and is ready to procure vs, and of the true and full hope of our saluation, throughly imprinted in our heartes. And so let vs rightly consider, that they which remember no more of that which is preached vnto them but this, to say, Loe this is it which GOD commaundeth vs: we must either doe this or that: Truely this is no pointe of true Christianitie. And why so? Because the principallest pointe of Christianitie, is to knowe the goodnesse of God, and the mercie which hee vseth towardes vs.