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A17689	Of the life or conuersation of a Christen man, a right godly treatise, wyrtten [sic] in the latin tonge, by maister Iohn Caluyne, a man of ryghte excellente learnynge and of no lesse godly conuersation. Translated into English by Thomas Broke Esquier Paymaister of Douer. An[no] M. D. XLix. The first day of Ianuary	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Broke, Thomas.	1549 (1549)	STC 4436; ESTC S110975	42,086	164

agaynste it and mayest see the vilenes of thy sinnes to be excedyng greate by the punishemente that is thretened theruÌ„to which is the curse of god and euerlastynge dampnation Unto the knowledge of sinne Rom. iii. c. by the lawe are broughte not onely the faythful but also the wicked But in deede it worketh in either of them coÌ„trary effectes For the vngodly when by the law is declared vnto them the ryghtuous wyl of God and the punishment that is due to the transgressours of the same they streighte waye either vtterly dispayre of the mercy of God whiche of al synnes is the greatest or els turning their hertes awaye froÌ„ that holy lawe Gen. iiii b. Mat. xxvii a whiche should be a lyght to their feete to lead theÌ„ vnto ryghtuousnes they geue theÌ„ selues ouer into securitie of synne murmuring agaynst God the geuer of the law Ephe. iiii c. Rom. iiii c But contrawise the faythful wheÌ„ by the law they knowe them selues innumerable wayes traÌ„sgressours are theÌ„ by it Rom. iii. c Gal. ii d. as by a scole maister broughte vnto Christe But theÌ„ wher before by the lawe they saw their offeÌ„ces to be hainous great Heb ix d. Ro. vii d now by the price the was payed for their raunsome the vilenes of theÌ„ appearth more horrible and greuous a greate deele so that they are vtterly dismayed and as it were in an extasy therby But considre marke well that then they herken and geue eare mooste gladlye vnto Christ. Ie. iii. d. Who sayth he that beleueth in me hath euerlastynge lyfe O most merciful promes most confortable newes He saieth also Mat. xi d. come vnto me al ye the laboure and are ladeÌ„ and I wyll refreshe you O moste ioyefull voyce to theÌ„ that are burthened with fear of hel paynes for the iust reward of their sinnes ther owne consiences witnessinge agaynste theÌ„ But howe wil he refreshe them for soth meruelously Rom. ii c Ro. iii c. d Iohn iii c Mat. x. c. for he promiseth vnto al that beleue in him firste fre forgeuenes of their sinnes secondarily after this life euerlasting ioye and thirdli whil thei lyue in this wretched world to kepe and defend them so that one here of theyr head cannot be minished without his wyl pleasure Rom. viii c yea and therwithal promyseth to turne vnto the beaste for them what so euer thyng at any tyme shal come to them either by the deuyll or any other euyl creature Me thinke I here the say if I were assured to atteyne this greate mercy at Goddes hande then shoulde I haue greate ioye in my herte I answere considre dearely beloued two thynges fyrste Io. iii. c. that it is God that hath made the promise who is faythfull and can no more cease to be true i. Cor. i. â— Nu. xxiii c. then he can cease to be god therefore he wyll fulfyll his promise for his truethes sake Mat. xi d Iâ— iii. c. Ro. iii c. d Mat. x. â— Ga. iii. d And agayne considre that he hath made that promise to all that beleue it to be true Nowe why doest thou not then beleue it thou doubtest peraduenture of thy fayth lest it be but an opinion well I shal tel the or rather I haue told the already and nowe once agayne I do tell the howe thou mayest know and feele whether it be a lyuely fayth For if it worcke in thy hert a lothsomnes of thy synne and a desyre to do goddes wyll ' then arte thou sure that thou haste a true fayth for thy repentaunce on the one syde and thy desyre to worcke rygtuously on the other side do testify it yea that thou hast already and as I maye saye or euer thou arte ware obteyned goddes mercy for they are the ryghte fruite of a lyuely fayeth Ro v. a. yea onely Eph. v. c of suche a fayeth as through the holy goste hath apprehended mercy and of suche a conscience as wherein the same spirite who is the earnest of euer lastynge lyfe doth dwel for euer Haste thou not nowe cause then to haue greate ioye in thy herte Ro. xiili c naye rather howe canst thou but haue excedynge greate ioye and Phi. iiii d. the peace of god also whiche passeth all vnderstandynge Thus thou seest the fayth is not a vayne opinion but an assured coÌ„fideÌ„ce of thinges hoped for and of thinges whiche are not seene And what is more to be hoped for or lesse can be seene then God hym selfe then fayth is an assurednes and a certentie of the hauyng of god yea of hauynge God to be oure mercifull father oure tenderly louynge brother and sauiour our continually present and moste strongest comforter Hym therefore of a thankefulnesse for his mercy and goodnes let vs al our lyfe long so vnfeinedly loue that our lyfe and conuersation maye declare that we haue thus tasted of his plentuouse mercye and in is holye ryghtuous and good lawe lette oure meditation be daye and nyghte And nowe that we maye the more redilie walke therein beholde we haue here before oure eyes the conuersation of a trewe beleuer or Christian so godlie so playnlie and so learnedlie sette forth that if we shall expresse the same in oure selues we shall declare that we are not feyned Christians but worthy warryours of Iesu Christe agaynst selfe loue synne and Sathan And furthermore we shal shewe that Christ by fayeth dwelleth in oure hertes not idelly but workynge yea myghtelie workynge being neuer vnlyke vnto hym selfe so that nowe thou shalt in thy lyfe and conuersation shewe thy selfe an other certeyne Christe vnto thy neighbour in so muche that where Christe came into thys worlde and bestowed hym selfe vpon vs and to oure vses euen so Christ wyll nowe do the same in vs as once he dyed for vs euen so wyll he kyndle in oure hertes a loue to oure bretherne and that in so sure feruÌ„et wyse that we shall reioyse not onely to be euyll spoken of or to suffre losse of goodes or imprisonment but allo if neede require to suffre death for their sakes Thou wylt say I am weake and fraile I am not able to do thus no. But haue fayth and thou shalte be stronge Io xvi g. for all thynges are possible to hym that beleueth and thou arte able to do al thynges thorugh him that strengtheneth the dwelleth in the. Therfore merueilous thynges shal he do by the his instrument For as when Christe was conuersaunte here on earth he lette nothynge passe hym whereby he myghte expresse his great loue towardes vs euen so nowe Christe shall likewise be mynded in the as theÌ„ for oure loue Christe was scourged crucified and put to open shame euen so nowe Christe shal be pacient and sufferynge in the as then Christe moste liberally gaue hym selfe and all that he had vnto vs while we were synners and his enemies euen so nowe Christe

the same that is to saye that our lothyng maye be farre from al murmuryng and impatience For it is lyke to a standynge or gole Rom. vii wherin our Lorde hath set vs to keepe it styll tyll he shall call vs thence Paule lamenteth his chaunce that he is longar kepte bounde in the bandes of his bodie then he woulde and sigheth Phi. i. wyth a feruentâ— desire to be delyuered from it Neuerthelesse that he myghte obey the pleasure and commaundemente of God he coÌ„fessed that he was ready to boeth of them because he coÌ„sidered and acknowledged that he ought vnto god that his name mighte be honoured both through his lyfe and his death But it beloÌ„geth only vnto god to appoynte what is moste expedient for his owne glorie Therfore if it become vs to liue dye vnto our Lorde let vs leaue to his free choyse and pleasure the terme boeth of oure death and of our life Neuertheles in suche wyse that we maye burne in the desire and loue of hym maye be diligent in exercisynge of the same and in respecte of the immortall lyfe to come let vs despise thys presente lyfe Yea and because of our boÌ„dage to synne let vs desire to forsake it when it pleaseth our Lorde Thys is a marueilous or rather a moÌ„sterous thing that in the steede of beinge desirous to dye many who boste theÌ„selues to be christiaÌ„s be takeÌ„ with such feare of death that at euery namynge of it thei treÌ„ble their hert is at their mouth as at the naming of a very vnhappy and vnlucky thing For soth it is no marueile if the naturall wysedome whiche is in vs do greatly feare when it heareth of dissolution or departure of our soule from the body But it oughte not in any wyse to be once suffered that in a christian mans hert there should not be a light of godlynes which should ouercome suppresse that feare were it neuer so greate wyth a greater coÌ„fort for if we considre this vnstable sinfull corruptible vanishinge driynge and rotten house of our bodi to be dissolued or broken downe for that intent that we shoulde strayghte waye be put into stedfaste perfecte incorruptible and heauenly glorie wyl not fayth make vs hertely to desire the thynge whiche nature greatly feareth if we thinke our selfe by death to be called backe froÌ„ a place of banishmeÌ„t that we may dwel in our contrie yea and that our heauenly countrie shal we take no coÌ„forte thereby wyl that set our hertes nothinge a gog yes but yet ther is nothinge thou wylte say that desiereth not to coÌ„tinue stil. In dede I confesse that therefore I contend that we shoulde desire the immortalitie to come where that sure state happeneth which in earth neuer appeareth Shall brute beastes yea and the same creatures that lacke life til ye come to verye wood stones knowing ther owne presente vanitie longly loke for the last day of resurection that they maye with the children of God be deliuered from vanitie and shall we boeth indued with the light of wisdom and aboue wisdoÌ„ lightened with the spirite of god when our own beinge is in hand not lift vp our hertes aboue thys rattennes of earth But here neyther the time nor place serueth to writ against thys so great peruersite naughtines And more ouer in the beginninge I sayd that I woulde not take vpon me very largly to treate of anye comon place I would therefore counsayle suche fareful myndes to reade the litle boke of mortalitie whiche sainâ—â— Ciprian wrote but that they be worthye to be driuen away from it euen vnto heathen Philosophers that for somuche as the same Philosophers did pretende to haue ateined vnto that point that they dispised death these meÌ„ at last maye now beginne to be ashamed And let vs make our reckening of this that no maÌ„ hath wel profited in Christes scole but he which with ioye loÌ„geth for the day boeth of death and of the laste resurrection For not only sainte Paule blaseth all the fayethfull wyth thys difference and token but also it is a familiar thyng in the scripture as often as it wolle set before our eyes a greate cause of true gladnes to calle vs vnto thys pointe exceadyngely reioyse sayeth our Lord and holde vp your heads like men Tit. ii for your redemcion is at hande Were it reasonable or semely thynge I praye you that the thing which he woulde shoulde be of somuch force and strength to stirre vs vp vnto excedynge great reioysinge and mirth shoulde do no thynge but make vs sad and halfe out of our wyttes for feare if the wind be in that dore what do we yet bragge Math. v. as thoughe Christ were styl oure mayester Therefore let vs plucke oure wyttes better to vs. And thoughe the blynd folish desire of our flesh or natural maÌ„ be against it let vs not sticke to desier the coÌ„ming of our lord yea not onely wyth wyshinges but also wyth groninges and depe sighinges as that which of all thynges is the most happye For our redemer shal come to vs whoe drawinge vs out of thys greate golfe of all micheifes and miseries wyll leade vs into hys blessed inheritaunce of euerlastynge lyfe and glory And thys is a cleare case that the whole companye of the faythfull so long as they dwell in earth muste be as shepe appoynted to slaughter that they maye represente Christ their head Therfore they should be most wretched except hauing their mynd lifte vp vnto heauen they dyd ouercome Ro. viii what so euer is in the worlde and dyd passe ouer the presente outward shewe of thynges â— Cor. xv CoÌ„trarye wyse after they haue once lifte vp their heades aboue al earthie thynges al thoughe they se the florisheinge riches honours of the vngodli althoughe they se theÌ„ haue great worldly quâ—ecnes although they se theÌ„ to waxe proud in the bewtifulnes and plentuousnes of al thinges yea and althoughe they se them flowe in al maner of pleasures and dilicates and agayne on thother syde thoughe they theÌ„selues be hurte by them and by their naughtines though they susteyne displeasures and rebukes through the others pryde though thei be robbed thorough their couetousnes or by any other vngodly desire of theirs be vexed yet in al such mischieffes they shall well inough endure For before their eyes shal be that daye wherin our Lorde shal receyue his faythfull into the quietnes of his kingdome and shal wype away euery teare froÌ„ their eyes and shall put vpon them stoles of ioye and gladnesse and shall feede them wyth the vnspeakable swete tast of his delicates and shal lyfte them vp into the felowshippe of his highnes and finally shall vouchsafe to make them partakers of his felicitie But the vngodly who florished here in earth he shall cast furth into vtter reproch and shame their dilicate and wantoÌ„ pleasures he shall chaunge into greuous tormentes their

to beare the crosse paciently â–ª is not to be inseÌ„sible as a block to lacke the felyng of all sorowes as the stoykes folyshely discribed hym to be a valiante or stronge man whiche layinge a syde humanitie or the naturall propertie of a man shoulde in aduersitie and prosperite in mirth and heuines be lyke wyse affected or minded yea that lyke a stone shoulde be affected or moued with nothing What goodnes toke thei of this their highe wysdome for sooth they paynted furth an image or representation of such a wisdom as nether was nor can be found at anye tyme a monge men no but rather while they go aboute to haue to exacte and precise a patience they dyd take awaye the strenght or vertue of it from the conuersacion of man Nowe also be amonge christians newe stoykes in whose opinioÌ„ not only to mourne wepe but also to be soroweful or careful is synne And thys doctrine for the moste parte commeth furth from ydle men who occupiynge them selues more in the speculation or beholdyng of such thynges then in doynge of them can bringe furth to vs nothynge but suche preceptes But we haue nothing to do wyth these yron lyke Philosophers whom Christe oure Lord and maister not only with his worde but also wyth his example condemned For he lameÌ„ted and wepte both for his owne hurtes and the hurtes of other and taught his Disciples no other wise The worlde sayeth he shal reioyse but you shal mourne wepe And lest any man should find fault therw t a coÌ„mauÌ„demte being put furth he pronouÌ„ced theÌ„ blessed whiche mourne And no meruel for if al teares were reproued what shoulde we thynke of the Lorde him selfe out of whose bodye teares lyke bloude tricled downe If euery feare be iudged infidelitie in what place shoulde we recken that feare whereby we rede that he hym selfe was not a littel a fearde if all heuines myslyke vs howe shall it lyke vs that he confessed his soule to be heauie euen vnto death I haue spoken these wordes for thys cause to call backe godly mindes from desperacioÌ„ I mean lest straight waye they shoulde geue ouer the hertye desyre or loue vnto pacience because they can not put of the naturall affection or felynge of sorowe Whiche desperacion or distrust must nedes come vnto those which make of pacience an amasednes and of a stroÌ„g and stedfast man a blocke The scripture geueth prayse to the seintes or godly men for their sufferauÌ„ce and pacience while they are so afflicted wyth that hardnes of euils that yet they dispeire not neither geue ouer and whyle they are so abashed in the betternes of their payne that yet therwithall they are indued wyth spiritual ioye while they are so oppressed wyth aâ—guishe that yet beinge chered by the consolation of God they take herte of grace vnto them thys repugnaÌ„cie being neuertheles in the meane time in their hertes that on the on side the feling of their nature feleth and abhorreth those thynges whiche it feleth contrary vnto it but on theother syde the godly affection or desire laboureth and stryueth eueÌ„ through these difficulties to obey Goddes wyl Thys repugnauÌ„cy our Lord expressed when he saied thus to Peter Iohn xxi wheÌ„ thou waste yonge thou dyddest gyrde thy selfe and walkedest whether thou listed but when thou arte olde an other shal guide the leade the thither as thou wouldest not Surely it is not lykely that Peter sith it was necessarie that he shoulde glorifie or honour god by his death was drawen thereunto spite of his teeth or he resistynge agaynst it For thaÌ„ his martirdom should haue had smal prayse But although wyth al reioysynge of herte he dyd obey vnto the ordinaunce of God yet because he had not put of humanitie or the very nature and propertie of a man he was bouÌ„de with a double wil. For whyle by it selfe alone he regarded coÌ„sidered the cruell death whereof he shoulde dye then being smytten wyth the feare therof he woulde gladly haue escaped But againe when he remeÌ„bred that he was called therunto by the wyll of God nowe the feare ouercome and troden vndre fote he wente vnto it gladly yea ioyfully to Therfore thys thynge we must endeuour if we wyl be disciples of Christe that our myndes maye be taughte so to waite vpon God and to obey hym that we tame make subiect all contrary affections vnto his ordinaunce So shal it come to passe that wyth what soeuer kynde of crosse we be vexed yea in the greatest anguishes of our herte we shall styll keepe patience stedfastly For the aduersities shall haue their sharpnesse or pinchynges whereby we shal be greued so being aflicted with diseases we shal mourne and be vnquieted yea and desire health to so beinge punished wyth pouertie we shal be wronge wyth the griefe boeth of carefulnes sadnes so shall we be stryken wyth the sorowe of open shame vile estimation and wronges and so in burialles of our friendes we shal paye the teares that nature oweth But yet thys sentence shal alwayes be at hande â˜ž Wel our Lorde would haue it thus therefore let vs obey his wyl Yea whyle we shal be presently stonge wyth sorowes eueÌ„ amongest oure gronynges and weepynges needes muste that same thoughte beate a stroke wyth vs whiche wyl incline our herte gladly to beare and suffre those thynges which are the very cause why the hert is so greued But because we haue grouÌ„ded the chiefe cause of patient bearynge of the crosse vpon our consideryng of the wyl of God it is to be shewed in fewe wordes what diuersitie there is betwene the pacience of Philosophers and of christians Fewe of the philosophers atteyned to the knowledge to vnderstande that by aflictioÌ„s we are excercised of Gods hande to thinke that it is our dutie to obey God in this behalfe No they bring no other reason but thys because it is of necessitie or needes must be so But what is that to saye but thou must geue place to god because thou labourest in vaine to resist hym for truly if we obey God alonly because we muste do so thaÌ„ if we could otherwise do we woulde no loÌ„gar obey him But the scripture biddeth vs to coÌ„sidre a far other thinge in the wyl of god that is to saye firste his iustice equitie then the diligeÌ„t care of our saluation â˜ž Therfore suche as these be are the exhortatioÌ„s of a christian vnto pacieÌ„ce whither pouertie banishmeÌ„t imprisonment rebuke sicknes or losse of friendes or what soeuer like thing trouble vs we must thinke that none of these thinges happeÌ„ without the becke prouidence of our Lorde that God doth nothing but by moste iuste ordre For alas do not our innumerable and daylie offences deserue that we shoulde be punished more greuouslye and wyth sharper scourges then these be wyth whyche of hys mercye we nowe are plaged is it not good reason that oure fleshe and

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