The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

11 The third sort of their arguments is, whereby God reproacheth the unthankful people,¹ that they only were the cause that they received not of his tender love all kinds of good things: whereupon they conclude that these evils ⟨p. 56⟩are vainly laid to our charge which are not in our power to avoid. Here therefore it is proved that it is not only a foolish and weak defence, in pretence of necessity, but also when sinners by their own fault, not by others are deprived both of Gods benefits, & also chastised with punishments (as they that find within themselves the spring head of evils, how so ever they gape to find them in foreign causes) That is enough truly to lose this knot,² yet the use of such reproaches is two manner of ways: Where also he willeth us to take heed that we seek not the fault without our selves, or else attribute to our selves the office to do well, because many times the Scriptures to stir us up, do transfer unto us by permission, that which yet in very deed and properly they teach, to belong to God only.

11 The third sort of their argumēts is, wherby God reprocheth the vnthākfull people,¹ that they onely were the cause that they receaued not of his tender loue all kindes of good thinges: whervpon they cōclude that these euils ⟨p. 56⟩are vainely layde to our charge which are not in our power to auoyde. Héere therefore it is proued that it is not onely a foolishe and weake defence, in pretence of necessitie, but also when sinners by their owne fault, not by others are depriued both of Gods benefites, & also chastized with punishmēts (as they that finde within themselues the spring heade of euils, howe so euer they gape to finde them in forren causes) That is enough truely to lose this knot,² yet the vse of such reproches is two manner of wayes: Where also hée willeth vs to take héede that wée séeke not the faulte without our selues, or els attribute to our selues the office to doe well, because many tymes the Scriptures to stirre vs vpp, doe transferre vnto vs by permission, that which yet in verie déede and properly they teach, to belong to God only.