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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.
Here he declareth that it was not without cause, that he made this request unto God: For if it were in our power to follow the word of God, and keep it, it were mere hypocrisy and feigned holiness to make any such prayer. ⟨p. 20⟩For we crave at Gods hand that which we have not: and in our Prayers we must always confess our poverty and want. Were it not a mockery think you, too crave of God the thing which I have already? I shall beseech him to give it me, and I have it already in my possession?
Heere he declareth that it was not without cause, that he made this request vnto God: For if it were in our power to follow the word of God, and keepe it, it were meere hypocrysie and feyned holinesse to make any such prayer. ⟨p. 20⟩For we craue at Gods hand that which we haue not: and in our Prayers we must alwayes confesse our pouertie and want. Were it not a mockery thinke you, too craue of God the thing which I haue already? I shall beseech him to giue it me, and I haue it already in my possession?
It is most true, that we must crave that at Gods hand which already we have. And why so? Because we are certain that we cannot enjoy it, nor yet use the same without his grace and favour: And that the use thereof shall never profit us without he bless it, even as we desire of him our daily Bread. And although the table be covered, and the meat set ready on the board, yet we desire of God to make it nourishment for our bodies. Whereby, as I have before said; it shall profit us no whit at all, without God bless it through his grace and liberality. It is very so that we do crave it, by reason of our continual confessing of our want and need.
It is moste true, that wee must craue that at Gods hande which already wee haue. And why so? Because wee are certaine that wee cannot inioy it, nor yet vse the same without his grace and fauour: And that the vse thereof shall neuer profite vs without he blesse it, euen as we desire of him our dayly Breade. And although the table be couered, and the meate sette ready on the boorde, yet we desire of God to make it nourishment for our bodyes. Wherby, as I haue before sayde; it shall profite vs no whit at all, without God blesse it through his grace and liberalitie. It is very so that we doe craue it, by reason of our continuall confessing of our want and neede.