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Sermons upon the Book of Job
Sermons of Master John Calvin, upon the book of Job. Translated out of French by Arthur GoldingSermons of Master Iohn Caluin, vpon the booke of Iob. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding
London: printed by Henry Bynneman for Lucas Harison and George Byshop, 1574
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.
The fourth Sermon upon the first Chapter.
The fourth Sermon vpon the first Chapter.
6. It came to pass one day, that the sons of God came to appear before the Lord, and Satan also came amongst them. 7. And the Lord said to Satan: whence comest thou? Satan answering, said unto the Lord, from walking about, and from hunting upon the earth. 8. And the Lord said unto Satan: hast thou taken heed of my servant Job, who hath not his match upon earth, a sound and upright man, and fearing God and withdrawing himself from evil?
6. It came to passe one day, that the sonnes of God came to appeare before the Lorde, and Satan also came amongst them. 7. And the Lord sayde to Satan: vvhence commest thou? Satan ansvvering, sayde vnto the Lorde, from vvalking about, and from hunting vpon the earth. 8. And the Lord sayde vnto Satan: hast thou taken heede of my seruant Iob, vvho hath not his matche vpon earth, a sounde and vpright man, and fearing God and vvithdravving himselfe from euill?
WE have seen by the premisses, what the life and conversation of Job was among men: and now is showed in what wise God disposed of him, to the end we might know, that while we live here below, we be not governed by fortune, but God hath an eye upon us, and full authority over us, as good reason is he should §30have, seeing that we be his creatures. For anon after we shall see, how it pleased God to afflict Job, wherein the chief thing that is principally touched, is that God hath the direction of the world, and that there is not any thing done, which is not disposed by him. To express this, the Scripture useth a fashion agreeable to our rudeness. For we be so weak, as we can never comprehend Gods majesty in the full highness thereof, nor possibly attain unto it. Therefore it behoveth God to come down to be comprehended of us: that is to wit, that he show not himself in his glory, which