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cause_n	wood_n	word_n	wound_n	12	3	7.6057	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17706	Sermons of M. Iohn Caluine vpon the Epistle of Saincte Paule to the Galathians; Sermons de M. Jean Calvin sur l'Epistre S. Paul apostre aux Galates. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1574 (1574)	STC 4449; ESTC S122190	610,760	704

vs bee sorie for it and yet let vs not thinke that bycause the thornes among the which wee walke doo scratch vs therefore wee bee discharged nor that it may auayle vs when wee can alledge that other men haue bin the cause of our starting out intoo lewde behauiour or of that wee haue bin caryed away in deede as it were wyth a whirle wynde I say let vs not thinke that that can auayle vs but let vs followe Gods word when it is preached vntoo vs Let that bee all our wysedome Let that bee all our counsell accordyng as it is sayde in the hundred and nyneteenth Psalme that Gods commaundementes are the Counsellers of a faythfull man VVhen a young man that is readie too fall too vnthriftinesse hath a gouernour too holde hym in awe he will bee restreyned for a tyme. Nowe truely Satan hathe great store of allurementes and infinite meanes and occasions to breake our neckes withall But God of his grace gyueth vs counsell he setteth hys word before vs. Therfore it is good reason he shoulde win so muche at our handes as too bee herde of vs and that wee should frame our selues too hym for what shall it aduauntage vs too haue alledged a hundred thousande tymes that wee haue doone as other men did It is all one as if wee shoulde saye Tushe sirra wee passe not so muche for GOD as for menne wee haue preferred the worlde whyche ledde vs too vnthriftinesse and withdrawen our selues from all goodnesse Is thys a reasonable excuce No Is it not all one as if wee shoulde spit in hys face and bid hym backe and get him hence that men maye haue full swaye among vs for wee must doo as they doo and frame our selues too the bent of theyr bowe Thus yee see in fewe woordes too what vse wee ought now adayes too put thys doctrine of Sainct Paules And for the same cause also he addeth that euery man shall beare his owne burthen As if he had sayde euery man shall bee combered ynoughe for hymselfe wythout helping 〈…〉 this sentence may bee applyed too many vses yea euen wythoute turning of the woordes from Sainct Paules owne meaning For if thys reason that euery manne shall beare hys owne burthen before GOD bee alleaged as a generall matter then vseth he the woorde Burthen too cutte off all excuces too the ende that men shoulde thinke that all theyr shyftes and startingholes cannot auayle them and that is well woorthie too bee marked For wee see what malapertnesse is in vs wee woulde bee ashamed to stand in contention wyth creatures as wee doo with our GOD and for proofe thereof if God presse vs wee wyll neuer leaue oure replying and murmuring till wee bee more than conuicted Yee see then that Sainct Paules setting downe of thys woorde Burthen is as if he shoulde saye that wee cannot accuse GOD nor winne any thing by standing in contention with him For why VVhence commeth the condemnation that presseth vs Is it of that God stretcheth oute hys arme too make vs feele hys power in ouerwhelmyng vs No but euery manne shall beare his owne burthen Nowe it is verie true that Gods wrathe is lykened too a burning fyre which consumeth all but in the meane whyle whence commeth the wood of the fyre that consumeth vs VVhat kindleth VVhat maynteineth it It is wee our selues Our sinnes are as yee woulde saye the wood and our wicked lustes haue kindled the fyre Euen so is it as in respecte of the woorde Burthen It is true that it is Gods hand which presseth the wicked but yet notwithstanding if they looke vppon the verye cause they shall fynde it to bee their owne sinnes Thus much concerning the worde Burthen Now after that S. Paule hath stopped all mouthes shewed that wee must quietly receiue the iudgement that God shall giue vppon vs he telleth vs that euery man shall beare hys owne burthen And thervpon wee haue to gather the thing which I haue touched alreadie namely that euery man shal bee combered ynough with himselfe And S. Paule doth purposely say so bycause that when I referre my self to custome and say the fashion or guise is so and euery man dooth so it is all one as if I would vnburthen my s 〈…〉 But nowe 〈…〉 whither they whom I alledge for my warrant bee strong ynough and whither their shoulders bee able to beare my burthen Behold God calleth mee and I must bee fayne to yeelde vp an account of my lyfe and I shall go seeke warrantes too answere for mee And who be they Euery man shal bee combered ynough in answering for himself there is not that man which hath not faults ynow of his own alreadie And how then could they beare my burthen if I should cast it vpon them seeing they bee so sore loden already with themselues as is able too wey them downe a hundred times Is it not then a great folly for mee to bring such warrantes before God I am giltie of a hundred thousand faultes I shall bee put there into the throng among the rest and if I examine my selfe rightly I shall finde my selfe worse than giltie as I sayd and yet for all this I will satisfye God with saying I haue followed the common trace VVhile I go about to discharge my selfe after this fashion vppon others a thousand persons or twayne shall fall vpon mee and by that meanes my burthen which was too heauie already shall bee increased and bee made much heauier and so yee see wee shall still abide in confusion Nowe therefore wee see what folly it is too alledge men as thoughe they could defend vs ageynst God or that wee could bee exempted from our deserued condemnation by making a number of bucklers after that sort too sheelde ourselues ageinst God as who should say the matter were doubtfull who should get the vpper hande whither Gods woord whych must indure for euer and cannot bee impeached or else our lustes whiche are fleshely For whereof commeth custome and fashion and all that men terme lawfulnesse and antiquitie or prescription and such other things Of nothing else but that men will needes be wise in despite of God and moreouer are caried away with their own wicked lustes euery man would haue the bridle slaked to take leaue too do all maner of lewdnesse Yee see then that wee cannot bring any warrantes too set ageynst God but wee make open warre ageynst him To bee short if euery of vs consider that he is ouerloden with his owne faultes he shall haue cause to humble himselfe For there is not any man which is not beaten downe to the groūd if God liste too enter intoo 〈…〉 execute rigour towardes him and euen the ryghtuousest men of all shall haue somewhat continually in them that is woorthie of blame so as they shall bee confounded Let vs acknowledge this and yeelde God the whole prayse suffering our selues to bee gouerned by him And let vs go backe againe to