A69056:878
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.
7. Consider I pray thee, who ever perished being an innocent? or where have the upright been destroyed? 8. As I have seen, they that plough unrighteousness, and sow encumbrance, gather the same. 9. They perished with the blast of God, and were consumed with the breath of his mouth. 10. The roaring of the Lyon, the noise of the Libbard, and the teeth of the Lyons whelps are dispatched. 11. The Lyon perisheth for want of pray, and the Lionesses whelps are chased away.
7. Consider I pray thee, vvho euer perished beeing an innocent? or vvhere haue the vpright bene destroyed? 8. As I haue seene, they that plough vnrightuousnesse, and sovv incomberance, gather the same. 9. They perished vvith the blast of God, and vvere consumed vvith the breath of hys mouth. 10. The roring of the Lyon, the noyze of the Libarde, and the teeth of the Lyons vvhelpes are dispatched. 11. The Lyon perisheth for vvant of pray, and the Lyonesses vvhelpes are chaced avvay.
First and foremost we have too bear in mind what was declared yesterday: which is, that to serve God aright, we must be led §30by a free-hearted affection, to give our selves unto him without having any respect of being well entreated at his hand afterward, or that he will send us our own hearts desire. For as for those that will so indent with God to receive at Gods hand what soever they themselves desire: first they show themselves too be overfleshly, and too much given too their lusts: and secondly they would bind God after a very strange fashion,§40 and behave not themselves as children towards their father. For they be driven by a slavish respect, they be hirelings, and wagismen. What must we do then? Referring our selves to Gods good pleasure, we must have such a constancy in us, as too honour him both in woe and weal, and too desire too be his, and too continue in the obeying of him, what soever he do too us, or how soever he dispose of us. If we be not of this mind, all the service we can do him shall like him never a whit, notwithstanding that it be never §50