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A17696	Sermon of Maister Iohn Caluin, on the historie of Melchisedech Wherein is also handled, Abrahams courage in rescuing his nephew Lot: and his Godliness in paying tithes to Melchisedech. Also, Abrahams faith, in belieuing God: comprehending foure sermons. And, Abrahams obedience, in offering his sonne Isaack; in three sermons. Translated out of French, by Thomas Stocker, Gent.; Sermons	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 4440; ESTC S112743	137,391	292

Lord and hee counted that vnto him for Righteousnes WE heard yesterday that wee must in no case part stakes with God in the matter of our saluatiō but all praise must bee giuen to him for it For when we shall throughly looke into whatsoeuer can be found in vs wee must conclude that we are so voyd of all integritie as that there is nothing in vs but all corruption and so consequently nothing but death Ro. 1.17 Ga. 3.11 Now it is not inough for vs to know that God alone is to be glorified and we our selues as it were to bee assured to bee of no worth for if we do not so without wee haue shutte vp the gate of saluation against our selues For where Saint Paul alledgeth out of the Prophet Habacuck That wee liue by faith wee are thereby taught that faith is as it were the keye that openeth vnto vs the kingdome of heauen If it bee then our inheritance wee must needes beeing the children come thether and wee cannot bee the children of God as Saint Iohn in his first Chapiter saith but by faith Ioh. ● 12 Nowe this faith as we haue alreadie sayd importeth a certaintie And see also why it is sayd That wee may crie with open mouth that God is our Father and that except hee be so wee cannot bee reputed to bee his children And from whence commeth this crie Forsooth as Saint Paul saith as well in the eighth to the Romanes Ro. 8 1● Gala. 5.6 as also in the fifth to the Galathians euen from the spirite of adoption And therefore the spirite of GOD doth so certefie our spirite that we are his children by adoption as that wee may without scruple or doubt call vppon him as our Father And in another place also it is saide Eph. 1.13.14 2. Cor. 1.22 That hee is called the seale of the inheritance of saluation which we wait and looke for Seeing then it is so that the certaintie of faith importeth that we are gods adopted children and that our saluation is grounded therupō there must also be put to a seal as a signe and token that it is infallible Here then wee see that it is not inough for vs to confesse that God is the author of our saluatiō the same to be attributed to him only but we must also on the other sides come vnto him priuatly cal vpō him as our father and be fully resolued that he will not forsake vs. Now this certaintie the Papists could neuer skill of but doo strongly and constantly repugne it saying that wee may not in anie wise resolue that God alloweth and liketh vs and that we stand in his grace and fauour but onely that wee may haue some probable coniecture thereof Now to say thus is vtterly to ouerthrow the whole foundation of Christianitie And in very deed when Saint Paul speaketh of this matter hee driueth vs vnto this reason Ro. 4.14 which is that if we depend vpon the law and trust vnto it then is Faith but vaine and the promise made of none effect And why so Forsooth it is not because God is not faithfull for his part but because we shal neuer be able to attaine vnto the accomplishment of that which is required for our saluation For God doth ver●ly promise vs recompense when as we shall haue serued him and kept whatsoeuer he hath commanded vs from the one end to the other God vndoubtedly promiseth vs all that Now this is an impossible condition For neuer man yet hath accomplished the lawe nor neuer shall So then we for our parts are neuer able to effect performe this promise And therfore we shall alwaies be reasoning wauering and out of quiet and in the end fall into dispaire when as we shall go about to bring our workes with vs to keepe Audite and an account with God for it is saide in the 144. Psalme Psa 144.2 Enter not into iudgement with thy seruant O Lord for no man liuing shall be iustified in thy sight And therfore we must conclude that we shal be euer vexed and troubled and our spirits wonderfully perplexed if we had not saluation elfe where then from our merits And for the better vnderstanding hereof let vs wel weigh consider of that which hath been alreadie spoken that is wee must not thinke to paie God with nifles For it is a fearefull thing to haue him against vs. Now he cannot otherwise be but so long as wee shall presume vpon workes For we do euen so much derogate from him and robbe him of his right as hath been heretofore shewed that whosoeuer hath not his mouth stopped from attributing vnto himselfe the least glorie and his mouth wide to confesse God only to be iust without doubt that man opposeth himself vnto his maiestie Now we shal neuer obtaine our sute against him but the condemnation will stil light vpon our owne heads And therfore let vs not wittingly and in deed prouoke his wrath against vs besides it cannot be chosen but that wee must needs be out of our wits when as we wil trust vnto our merites And heerein is a twyfold abuse which also bringeth with it a third The one is when as we thinke to recken with God hand ouer head as the Papists do And although they faile in many things yet make they themselues belieue that hee accepteth them Now God hath promised nothing but to such as shall accomplish the whole lawe And therefore let vs note well these words That whosoeuer shall do all the things written in the lawe Leu● 18.5 shall liue by them It is not saide one part onely Which also agreeth with the saying of Saint Iames Iam. 2.11 That hee which forbad to commit adulterie forbad also to steale For although a man shall haue liued all the dayes of his life chastly and yet bee guiltie of some other precept hee is neuerthelesse but a damned soule Mat. 19.6 And why so Forsooth because that that which God hath coupled togither we must not seperate The righteousnes of the lawe is coupled and vnited togither and therefore we must not pretend to cut it in pieces gobets nor deuide it Let vs now then consider whether we be able in part or in whole so to acquite our selues as that the whole course of our life may not bee amended Alas what are wee then And as Salomon saith who can saie I haue cleansed mine hart Pro. 20.9 In very deed there are a great many that thinke they haue because there are a great many of hypocrites in the world And therefore that man as I haue alreadie said that is at that point must needs be more then sensles for if he consider with what a iudge he hath to deale withall how euer it fall out when as wee shall haue well bethoght vs of all the matter without doubt if wee bring with vs vnto him one ounce or perhappes an halfe ounce there will