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A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors…A short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours…
A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors of the common sect of Anabaptists. Compiled by master John CalvinA short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours of the common secte of Anabaptistes. Compiled by mayster Iohn Caluine
London: printed by John Daye, 1549London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1549
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
☞ They bring yet more two verses ••te of the Psalms, the one is. I will praise the Lord in my life. I will sing to my God whilst I am. Again, go from me that I may take courage, until I go hence, and be no more. In place of the first text, I will ⟨image 81⟩bring them forth five other, to prove the contrary of that which they pretend. Lord God I will confess the everlastingly. Again, I will bless the Lord always. His praise shall be ever in my mouth. Again, I will praise the everlastingly, for those things which yt hast done. Again, I will ever praise thy name, & in the world of worlds. Again, I will ever singe Psalms unto thy name, and in the world of worlds. David sayeth not that he will praise the Lord only during this present life: but he promiseth to do the same without end. What meaneth he than in the other places? some man will answer that he doeth promise to praise the Lord whilst he liveth. I answer that, it doth not exclude the praises which the saints do give after their death: because the manner of their praising of God, is other than ours. Touching the second place, they be the words of a man pressed with anguish of conscience, the which desireth of God, if he have deserved to be thrust down, that he may be but once, as we have a like example of Job, where he sayeth to God. Let me alone that I may a little bewail my sorrow, and while I go to the region of darkness, where there is nothing but confusion, and eternal horror. This maketh nothing to the purpose, to prove that the souls have an end.
☞ They brynge yet more two verses ••te of the Psalmes, the one is. I wyl prayse the Lorde in my lyfe. I wyll synge to my God whylse I am. Agayne, go frome me that I maye take courage, vntyl I go hence, and be no more. In place of the fyrste texte, I wyll ⟨image 81⟩bringe them forth fiue other, to proue the contrarye of that which they pretend. Lord God I wyl confesse the euerlastyngly. Agayne, I wyll blesse the Lorde alwayes. His prayse shal be euer in my mouthe. Agayne, I will praise the euerlastingelye, for those thynges which yt hast done. Agayne, I wil euer praise thy name, & in the world of worldes. Agayne, I will euer singe Psalmes vnto thye name, and in the world of worldes. Daued sayeth not that he wyl prayse the Lord only during this presente life: but he promiseth to do the same wythout ende. What meaneth he than in the other places? some man wil answere that he doeth promise to prayse the Lorde whylse he liueth. I aunswer yt, yt doth not exclud the prayses which ye saītes do giue after theyr deth: bycause the maner of their praisīg of God, is other thē oures. Touchyng the second place, they be the wordes of a man pressed wyth anguyshe of conscience, the which desyreth of God, if he haue deserued to be thruste downe, that he maye be but once, as we haue a lyke exemple of Iob, where he sayeth to God. Let me alone that I maye a lytle bewayle my sorowe, and whylle I go to the region of darkenes, where there is nothyng but confusion, and eternal horror. This maketh nothyng to ye purpose, to proue that the soules haue an ende.