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…

15 Going about to speak of fruits which ought to follow repentance, he taketh beginning of those places, which the Apostle in another place describeth: yet in the mean time keeping in doubt whether they ought to be counted causes or effects, or parts, or affections,¹ yet all are very necessary to be known. As concerning sorrowfulness, he counselleth to keep measure, least such sorrow and loathing of our selves do swallow us up: and this he counselleth by the holy advise of Bernard, ²which is this, Sorrow for sins is necessary, if it be not continual, I counsel you sometime to return your fault from grievous & painful remembrance of your own ways, and to climb up to the plain ground, of cheerful remembrance of the benefits of God, Let ⟨p. 114⟩us mingle honey with wormwood, that the wholesome bitterness may bring us health, when it shall be drunk tempered with sweetness, and if you think of your selves in humility, think also of the Lord in goodness.

15 Going about to speake of fruites which ought to followe repentance, hée taketh beginning of those places, which the Apostle in another place describeth: yet in the meane time kéeping in doubt whether they ought to bée counted causes or effectes, or partes, or affections,¹ yet all are very necessary to bée knowne. As concerning sorrowfulnes, hée counselleth to kéepe measure, least such sorrow and loathing of our selues doe swallow vs vp: and this he counselleth by the holy aduise of Bernard, ²which is this, Sorrow for sinnes is necessary, if it be not continuall, I counsel you sometime to returne your fault frō gréeuous & painfull remembrance of your owne wayes, and to climbe vp to the plaine grounde, of chéerefull remembrance of the benifits of God, Let ⟨p. 114⟩vs mingle hony with wormewood, that the holsome bitternesse may bring vs health, when it shalbe drunke tempered with swéetnesse, and if you think of your selues in humilitie, thinke also of the Lorde in goodnesse.