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…

It is meet then that we tame and bridle our affections, that we sever them from all other our desires, and say, that in looking upon his word and in cleaving thereto, we take there our repast, and in it do truly joy.

It is meete then that we tame and brydle our affections, that weseuer them from all other our desires, and saye, that in looking vpon his word and in cleauing thereto, we take there our repast, and in it doe truely ioye.

For whensoever we shall be brought unto this point, it will stand us in nothing to seek our saving health in God. And why so? because we see none other thing in all the holy Scripture, but so many promises where God so gently biddeth us, and where he declareth unto us that he is most ready to receive us, that he looketh for none other thing at our hands but that we should seek him, and that he thrusteth him self forward, and presenteth him self even before us. The Scripture, I say, is full of this doctrine, to show unto us that God is ready prepared too help us when as we shall take pleasure in his law. We may very well then long after the saving health of God when as we shall in truth have sought him. But what? we see very few whose hearts are so confirmed, as too say that they will hold the right way, whatsoever cometh of it. And therefore see here consequently why God disappointeth us, & helpeth us not, as we gladly desire to be holpen. Now he addeth,

For whensoeuer we shall be brought vnto this point, it will stande vs in nothing to seeke our sauing health in God. And why so? bicause wee see none other thing in all the holy Scripture, but so many promises where God so gently biddeth vs, and where hee declareth vnto vs that hee is most ready to receiue vs, that hee looketh for none other thing at our handes but that we should seeke him, and that he thrusteth him selfe forwarde, and presenteth him selfe euen before vs. The Scripture, I say, is full of this doctrine, to shewe vnto vs that God is ready prepared too helpe vs when as we shall take pleasure in his lawe. We may very wel then long after the sauing health of God when as wee shall in truthe haue sought him. But what? wee see very fewe whose heartes are so confirmed, as too saye that they will holde the right way, whatsoeuer commeth of it. And therefore see heere consequently why God disapointeth vs, & helpeth vs not, as wee gladly desire to bee holpen. Nowe he addeth,