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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.
He yet returneth too that which before he had said of deliverance. For after he had required to be taught of god, he said▪ O deliver me: yea he right well knew that if he had not him for his protector, that he should always remain as it were in death. Now he addeth, Let thine hand help me. And why so? For I have chosen, saith he, thy commandments.
He yet returneth too that which before hee had sayde of deliuerance. For after he had required to be taught of god, he saide▪ O deliuer me: yea hee right wel knewe that if hee had not him for his protector, that hee shoulde alwayes remaine as it were in death. Now he addeth, Let thyne hand helpe mee. And why so? For I haue chosen, saith hee, thy commaundements.
When he desireth God too help him with his hand, he confesseth his want, and that he was as a man which needed help, even as though he had never had more need: and that it was not in him, to deliver himself, neither could he find it in any of his creatures. And therefore except God had stretched forth his hand, see how David had been utterly cast away. Now, this confession here is very profitable for us. For which of us is he, that can be without afflictions? and that is able to say, I have all things that are necessary? It is most true, that we are more careful for that which concerneth our bodies, and this present life, then for that which is required for the salvation of our souls. If we stand in need of meat and drink, if we be sick, if we be in danger of any plague or war, that stirreth us, and toucheth us too the quick: but when we are pressed with any evil, we abuse our selves, and lift our selves up in such a fond presumption, as that we think we have some power to do this, and that we then make our selves believe, that we are very well able to defend our selves, although not wholly, yet at the least partly. And therefore we ought so much the rather rightly to mark, the sayings of the scripture where it is said unto us, that it is the hand of GOD that must help us, to the end that every man may learn to know his need, and that we had all need too be defended ⟨p. 186⟩