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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
To the reader: ¶ To all faithful Readers.To the reader: ¶ To all faithfull Readers.
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.
¶ To all faithful Readers.
¶ To all faithfull Readers.
THE Reading over of these present Sermons, will sufficiently declare what commodity and profit they may bring with them: As in very deed the Author of them right well showeth throughout all his works, in what sort the Lord GOD hath heretofore been served, and also how ordinarily he is served by him. And therefore for a full recommendation aswell of the Author, as also of the work it self, I intend through GOD his assistance too set forth none other thing, then the same fruit and profit, which they have already gotten, that have read them, and that fruit which they may make report of, that shall hereafter read them. For this may very well be thought that nothing in the whole world maketh a man more blessed, then the lively and continual meditation of the holy law and good will of our heavenly father. Now then this is the Psalm, which is framed, and wholly serveth too this end and purpose, daily to exercise our selves here in, and although that he so oftentimes repeateth these words, Law, Ordinances, Statutes, Edict, Commandments, Decrees, and other such like: yet are they no vain repetitions: but used to this intent and purpose, too let us throughly understand, how marvellous perverse and froward our nature is causing these so necessary things, too too easily to melt (like wax against the Sun, as we say) clean away from us, and also to make us too be touched at the quick, that we might feel how fervently we ought too sigh and groan, after the law and ordinance of God, how zealously too desire to put the same in execution, and also how greatly too be grieved ⟨image 4⟩with beholding the most proud and villainous contempt of the ungodly treading the same under their feet.