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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17684	A little booke of Iohn Caluines concernynge offences whereby at this daye diuers are feared, and many also quight withdrawen from the pure doctrine of the Gospell, a woorke very needefull and profitable. Translated out of Latine into Englishe by Arthur Goldinge.; De scandalis. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1567 (1567)	STC 4434; ESTC S107218	91,712	246

with the same itch of themselues For we sÃ©e some so greedely snatch at and hunte for those thinges that make to the takynge away of the fÃ©elinge of godlinesse that hauinge in maner scarce perceiued the sounde of a fewe woordes by and by they raunge froÌ„ the eternall and vnchaungeable truth of God And surely whosoeuer hath but meanly traueled in the woorde of God when he shall haue tried that our faith is farre otherwise grounded than vpon opinion he shal not so easly wauer And they that beare the seale of the spirite printed in their hartes it is farre vnlike that they should be ouerthrowen with the assaultes of these engines But this is it that Paule meaneth where he sayeth That meÌ„ make shipwrecke in the faith after the time that they haue fallen from a good conscience whereby he meaneth bothe that this is the keper of right vnderstandynge and that it is no wonder though they haue nothinge stedfaste emong them whiche are tossed amonge the sundry waues of their lustes There is no cause therefore why we should be troubled with this Godlesnesse whiche now partly rageth euerywhere through the whole worlde but specially reigneth in the Courtes of Kinges and Princes in iudgement places and in other glorious trades of liuyng for if I shoulde demaunde of one that had skill in thinges yea and it were euen of those who cannot ridde themselues from this temptacion whiche of them all there did harborow a good conscience their answeare would be in a readinesse that it is bannished a great way of wherefore then doo we wonder at that shipwrecke of Faith whiche Paule teacheth must nÃ©edes followe Moreouer if they so warely kÃ©epe money bestowed in coffers as many as are any thyng smitteÌ„ with the loue therof what excuse shall he lay for him selfe whiche beynge fenced with no garde of God doth set him selfe foorth wilfully to the spoyle if he be robbed of the heauenly treasure specially considering we know that nothinge is so hurtfull as these copwebbes of the wicked For it is not my minde to extenuate the perill that maye come by them but rather I admonish and testifie that no SerpeÌ„t hath so venemous a blast as they and therfore it behoueth vs to be so much the more waker carefull to beware of them By the waye I say that al such shalbe frÃ©e from this contagion be it neuer so pestiferous as haue not forslowed to roote themselues dÃ©epe in Christe Neither is this my sayinge but the sayinge of Paule that we ought to growe in Christe vntill we come to be perfect men least we be any more subiect to the subteltie of men which goe about to deceiue vs. NotwithstaÌ„ding we must harken also to another exhortation of Paule namely that forasmuch as we are ensured to the Sonne of God vpon this condition that we should kÃ©epe our promisse of mariage vnto him vnuiolate we ought in especially to beware that the Deuil corrupt vs not with his flattering enticementes For if the woman whiche hath giuen eare to allurementes of baudrie sÃ©emeth to haue giuen alreadie some signe of vnchastnesse it appeareth that those soules are scarce chaste whiche delight to be moued to false forsaking their obedience to God The reason of all errours is not much vnlike herunto The faith of many quayleth and some doo vtterly fall from the Gospell bicause they coniecture it to be the sÃ©ede of errour As though any man should giue ouer tillage and sowinge of the grounde bicause the pure sÃ©ede doth oftentimes degenerate into cockle To the entent the straungenesse of the matter shoulde not abashe any man Christe warned vs that it shuld come so to passe For albeit that in that place he coÌ„pareth Hypocrites to darnell and the true and naturall Sonnes of God to wheate yet he sheweth howe this is the accustomed fraude of Sathan to corrupte and defile the heauenly sÃ©ede of God by al y e meanes he can to the entent it shoulde not come to fruitfulnesse we know that the world lay a longe time barreyne like a waste and vntilled grounde Nowe hath God sowed the doctrine of his Gospell by his Ministers doo we maruell if Sathan doo intermedle as many corrupt errours as he can For what whole wayne loades of false opinioÌ„s hath he not brought in immediatly with the first springynge vp of the Gospell I doo omit the innumerable multitude But what caÌ„ be deuised more prodigious than the dotinges of Valentine of Montane and of the Manichees Now it is to much folly that they which counte it for a miracle that the light of the Gospell was not queÌ„ched in so thicke darknesse or whiche hartely reioyce to heare that the strength therof hath continued vnappalled againste so many assaults should be offended at the doctrine of the Gospell bicause now also Sathan sullieth it with the darknesse of his lies Howbeit forasmuche as men doo sundry waies stumble at this rocke I will briefly shewe y t there is no kinde of Offence the which they incurre not of their owne accorde either through their slouthfulnesse or els some other singular vice of theyr owne They whiche simplie make this one obiection that sectes doo bud out of the doctrine of the Gospell partly are glad to sÃ©eke startingholes and partly through ouermuch lightnesse doo lay the cause of euill vpon the Gospell whiche resteth otherwhere Who so euer will vouchsaufe to open his eyes he shall plainely sÃ©e that the Gospell is not onely the pure and clÃ©ere truthe of God but also the best bonde of holy vnitie Nowe if Sathan rise vp against it to the entent he may darkeÌ„ this light with the cloudes of errours and rende the vnitie asunder wherein the sonnes of God doo knit theÌ„selues together he dothe but his office For he is bothe the father of lies and also the authour and craftesmaister of all debate It were our duetie therefore so muche the more earnestly to labour in searchinge out the truth and to embrace it the more constantly when we haue founde it These men doo not onely absteine from all such endeuour and flie froÌ„ it but also doo set this as a shielde of defence against God that they be not compelled to obeye his commaundement Othersome al be it that they sÃ©eke not meanes for the nonce howe they may reiect the wholesome doctrine yet bicause they take occasion at euery light blast to starte backe they haue nothinge whiche they may iustly alledge for their excuse But you will say thei feare not without cause least if beyng vncertaine whiche way to goe they should yelde themselues pliable they might through this pliablenesse be snarled in the snares of errours This is in dÃ©ede somwhat but there was a better prouiso than this for that daunger namely to submitte themselues to God by godly humilitie modestie sobernesse and reuerence For Christe hath not for nothinge promised that the doore shalbe opened to them that knocke neyther is he endewed with the spirite of iudgement

daye diuers doo searche out a fewe Offences with Linxes eyes to the entent thei may not haue ought at all to doo with the whole Church of God as farre as it stretcheth eueryway with this one example I am coÌ„tent to haue admonished my Readers that the faith shal be to vnstable if at the seuerall ruines of men it doo from time to time waxe faint In the meane while this is to be helde for an infallible rule that it commeth to passe by the determinate counsell of God that euill men are euermore mixed with the good By this meanes bothe the constantnesse of the faith is tried and we be exercised to patience the desire to pray is quickned the stingyng of the prickes doo moue vs earnestly to walke warely and wisely and the coÌ„tempt of the world riseth thereupon and togither with desire of departyng hence mindfulnesse of the heauenly life encreaseth But if the cause lie hidde yet let vs knowe that a parte of our warfare which we must followe duryng all the race of our lyfe doth consist in these exercises Greatly also anoyeth the lightnesse which is commoÌ„ly sÃ©ene in diuers wheras at the beginnyng they shew a maruelous feruentnesse that flame within a while so vanisheth away that ye woulde say it was kindled of strawe Othersome although they stande furthermore somewhat better to theyr tacklyng yet by little and little thei waxe colde That thing which commeth to passe partly of vainenesse partly of slouthfulnesse and partly of earthly cares the vnskilfull impute it to repentaÌ„ce And therfore least it might repent them to late of proceding to farre they leape backe againe betimes If any beynge dismayde with feare of death or persecutions which the more pitie happeneth to many doo fall from the Gospel vpon their inconstancie is framed a foundacion of Offence Foule surely is theyr fall but in what sorte so euer we denie Christe all of vs shall he therefore denie him selfe Nay rather he shall euermore remayne perfect and alwaies from time to time neuerthelesse be like him selfe as Paule also admonisheth Farre otherwise it woulde become vs to be reformed by suche exaÌ„ples as these be namely that beynge warned of our weakenesse we might carefully take hede that the same happened not to vs. After the time that Paule had declared the Iewes to haue falleÌ„ from the fauour of God he sheweth theyr fall to be so dreadful that he exhorteth and warneth others to beware If then the fallyng away of one maÌ„ or twoo doo vtterly dismaie them whose carefulnesse ought to be quickened when whole nations doo fayle who would not impute the faulte to their peruerse iudgement Notwithstandynge it is not my purpose to extenuate their fault whiche as much as in theÌ„ lieth doo make fÃ©eble the weake soules Onely I would admonish such as wauer when other fall howe malicious this amazednesse is he hath denied Christ who would haue thought it He hath taken his leaue of the Gospell whome all men beleued to haue bene more firme thaÌ„ a rocke That man is nowe luke warme another is colder than Ise when bothe of them were so feruent that it was a wonder to sÃ©e But they that so speake doo not consider that some are therefore vanquished with feare of death bicause they haue not as yet conceiued an assured hope of the life to come that othersome are stiffe for colde bicause worldly cares doo alaye the heate of the spirite in them But what booteth it vs to drawe vnto vs wilfully the infectioÌ„ of other mens diseases seyng remedie is at hande if it be not refused why doo they not rather settle themselues in that so wholesome admonishmeÌ„t of Paule For when he had spoken of Hymenaeus and Philetus whose falling might haue striken great fearfulnesse into all the godly by and by he addeth that which was able to assure them vp This seale remayneth The Lorde knoweth who are his Therefore let him depart from iniquitie whosoeuer calleth vpon the name of the Lorde For asmuch as those twayne were knowen and notable persones Paule sawe it coulde not be but that they by their headlonge fallyng should compell some at least wise to wauer Notwithstandinge he exhorteth the chosen to leane quietly vppon the defence of God and he denieth that there was any daunger of frettynge out the marke of saluation which he had grauen in them warnyng them by the way that no man prophane the holy name of God by counterfaite inuocatioÌ„ Iohn also saw this stumblingblocke to come through them which by sheading abroade the venim of their wicked doctrine did at that time greatly anoye the Churche But while he testifieth it so to come to passe to the entent it shoulde be manifest that all are not of the companie of the Godly which take the name vpoÌ„ them he sheweth therewithal a meane to ouercome the same stumblyngblocke whiche mighte trouble many What shall a man saye of Alexander the Copper smith when of a noble disciple of Christe he became first a renegate and afterwarde a most deadly enemie is he not set foorth for an example to others What thinke ye of Demas wheÌ„ he embracyng this world did shamefully forsake the Gospell ought he to drawe the reste with him into the same Labyrinth when in another place Paule maketh mention that he was forsaken of all men doth he giue libertie to betraye the Gospel when he complaineth that he was reiected of Phigelus Hermogenes and all the men of Asia dothe he open a window of so wicked a departinge vnto others Nay rather by such instructions all the Godly are awaked to the entent their securitie shoulde not be in daunger of the Deuils deceites They are coÌ„manded to set before them that euerlastynge signe of Gods election in steade of a buklar against all assaultes in such wise that they seale vp theyr faith also with a good conscience For asmuch as I haue to doo with such kinde of meÌ„ as wilbe counted Christians to the entent I stande not ouerlonge talkyng of the matter let them reade the twoo Epistles of Paule to Timothie the which I suppose wil suffice to appease theyr mindes onlesse peraduenture they will either turmoyle with theÌ„selues for y e nonce or els sÃ©eke vaine pretences to fall from Christe wilfully And surely with sounde wise men this one thing wilbe able to vpholde theyr faith y e it were lewdly done to measure the eternall truth of God by y e swimmyng inconstancie of men But thei y t are so wittie to take libertie of sinnyng by euill exaÌ„ples why doo thei not obserue so many woÌ„derful exaÌ„ples of vnuincible coÌ„stancie which might woorthely stablish their faith amoÌ„g whatsoeuer stormes of temptatioÌ„s This our age hath sÃ©ene good store of martyrs goe chierfully vnfearfully to death Neither might men onely boaste themselues hereof but in y e womaÌ„kinde also did God shew a strength surmouÌ„tyng the streÌ„gth of man Surely y e old stories doo not make reporte of

is ordinarie also in new matters beyng yet scarsly settled in dewe order to marke whatsoeuer is done amisse In this forme let these and such like be The third sorte doth partly consiste of surmised slaunders and partly springeth of the vnthaÌ„kfulnesse of men while they fetche from a farre sundry accusations whiche they malitiously and falsly charge the Gospell with to the intent therby to make it hated Many also of theÌ„ that are counted faithfull beyng intangled with men of an other and almoste cleane contrary profession while they sÃ©eke meanes to nourishe frÃ©endshippe are caried away with ambition as with a tempest that they had rather caste of the Gospell than dissent from the common trade of liuing Seinge therfore that I muste encounter with so many and so sundrie monsters it was nÃ©edeful to make this said distinctioÌ„ before it had bene for none other cause but this that if the infinitenesse of the matter would not suffer all thinges to be rehersed particularly the Readers might yet haue recourse to the generall Therfore to the intent I may beginne to entreate of the firste sorte it falleth ill out for the highstomacked men and suche as are giuen to statelinesse that the holy Ghost vseth a homely and base kinde of speakyng in the Scriptures And such as are accustomed to elegaÌ„cie and finenesse doo either refuse or lothe this rude style cladde with no colours of Rhetoricke In this behalfe I like not to make y e defence whiche other haue intreated of namely that such disdeine riseth of vnskilfulnes for asmuche as Moyses and diuers of the Prophetes were as fine in their owne language as the Philosophers and Orators which are with high commendation and best likinge red amonge the GrÃ©ekes and Latines For although it be knoweÌ„ to be so in dÃ©ede to suche as are skilfull in the Hebrew tongue yet notwithstaÌ„ding in asmuch as Amos is no lesse a Prophet than Esay that Ieremie obteined the same degrÃ©e that Dauid had of whome not withstandinge the enditinge is not a like eligant but rather the stile of Ieremie sauoreth of a Townesman and the stile of Amos hath a smatch of a HerdmaÌ„ I willingly confesse that the holy Scriptures wherin the heauenly Philosophie is wholly conteined are voide not onely of the florishinges of Rhetoricians but also of such meane garnishynge as euen the meaner learned sort doo looke for But they are ouer squeymishe that finde the lesse sauour in them for that And such as vnder this pretext doo abase y e authoritie of them are to vnequall and malitious Paule doth not onely graunt that he waÌ„teth eloquence but also preacheth it opeÌ„ly and glorieth in it ought his doctrine doctrine therfore to be y e lesse set by Nay rather wheras is no floorishing of woords to bleare the eies withall there he warranteth the streÌ„gth of the heauenly wisedome to shine the better Neyther dothe he teache any other thinge vnto the .iiij. chapter of the firste Epistle to the Corinthians than that the faith is then verely dewly founded in the wisedome poure of the holy Ghoste when the mindes are not seduced with finenesse of enditinge wittie handlinge of the matter And this doth euery one of vs know for a certentie by the assured experience of our faith Surely if the doctrine of Iohn or Paule were painted with the colours of Demosthenes or Cicero it might peraduenture haue more grace to allure the Readers but of weight to moue the consciences and of woorthinesse to purchace it self authoritie it should not haue the hundreth part that it hath For the Maiestie of God vttereth it selfe there liuely in so muche that they are compelled who so euer readeth it onlesse it be suche whose mindes the Deuill hath astonied to thinke that it is euen God that speaketh vnto them And therefore they are to dullwitted which take no taste nor sauour in y e Scriptures bicause thei finde there no enticementes of speach But what if God will perce the hart through through rather than with pleasant tinclinge delight the eares For wheras Paule saith that the treasure of the Gospell is bestowed in eartheÌ„ vessels to the intent the power of God maye more clÃ©erely appeare in the weaknesse of men it agreeth very wel to our present purpose Thus much I may lawfully take vpon me to say that there are no disputatioÌ„s of the Philosophers so suttle whiche are able more strongly to perswade no thunderinges of the Oratours that are able more vehemently to moue affections than is the simple rude stile of the scripture For who seeth not how by the woÌ„derfull prouidence of God it is so prouided y e in a base kinde of speaking the effectuall woorkyng of the spirit should nakedly much better shew it self They wil nÃ©edes haue their eares delighted with the swÃ©etenesse of Eloquence But God who formed mans tunge will stammer with vs. Howbeit in his staÌ„mering he thundereth and beareth him selfe with as hault stately a grauitie to subdewe mens mindes as if the cunningest of all Oratours should out of the treasorie of his arte put foorth of his best stuffe what so euer he had there in store This way Paule teacheth spirituall thinges to be applied to spirituall thinges and we our selues doo clÃ©erely sÃ©e how mightie Gods playne and simple truthe is of it selfe Men are then to stately if for so small a matter as this is they disdaine to Reade the Scriptures or thinke the authoritie of the heauenly doctrine to be therefore of lesse importance But let vs suffer theÌ„ to haue stil their owne delight And as for our owne selues if with the eares of our harte we harken to God when he speaketh the rude vnpainted speache shall so little offende vs that it shall rather lifte vs vp to consider the maiestie of the spirite appearinge in the same For so ar the treasures of wisdome to be digged vp whiche Paule admonisheth vs to be hidden in Christe And hereof if any man will he maye finde somewhat in the firste Chaptre of mine Institutions where I dispute of the authoritie of the Scripture Now to the intent we may procÃ©ede to the curing of Offences of this sorte is it mÃ©ete I should frame a newe prouinge from point to point of the opinioÌ„s which are not delightfull to mans reason In good faith that were an endlesse matter seinge those thinges may be fetched both out of mine and out of othermeÌ„s trauels And besides that it were an vnprofitable labour to alledge the testimonies of the Scriptures for this purpose For what shall it auayle me to declare the diuinitie of Christe plainely out of the Scripture to suche kinde of men Uerely they will boldely reiect what so euer I shall bryng Yea rather this is a cause why they reiect all the whole Scripture by reason that in their opinion it semeth to be an absurditie as often as they mÃ©ete with any thinge that liketh them not And therfore they sÃ©eme then

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