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A17694	Foure sermons of Maister Iohn Caluin entreating of matters very profitable for our time, as may bee seene by the preface: with a briefe exposition of the LXXXVII. Psalme. Translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Iohn Fielde.; Quatre sermons avec exposition du Pseaume 87. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Fielde, John, d. 1588.	1579 (1579)	STC 4439; ESTC S107288	80,601	132

Foure SERMONS OF Maister Iohn Caluin Entreating of matters very profitable for our time as may bee seene by the Preface With a briefe exposition of the LXXXVII Psalme Translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Iohn Fielde ¶ Jmprinted at London for Thomas Man dwelling in Pater Noster Rome at the Signe of the Talbot 1579. To the right Honorable and my verie good Lorde Henry Earle of Huntington Lord Hastings Hungerford Botreaux Mullens and Moyles of the most Honorable order of the Garter Knight and Lorde President of the Queenes Maiesties Councell established in the North partes Iohn Fielde wisheth encrease of true faith and continuance in the zeale of his blessed religion for euer Amen IT may bee right honourable my very good Lord that men will maruayle whye I shoulde publishe these 〈◊〉 excellente Sermons of Maister Iohn Caluines the Argumentes whereof bee not so fitte and agreeable as they thinke to these times seeing GOD in mercy hath geuen vs peace and set vs at libertie from that Romish yoke suffering the beames of his glorious Gospel to spread far and wide to the great comfort of many and his owne euerlasting glory These benefits as they are acknowledged by me so I beseech God to make vs all more thankfull then we haue beene that the litle fruite they haue brought foorth amongest vs the common ignorance that is yet vpon the face of the whole lande the small preparation to the crosse and bending our backs too beare it with Iesus Christe our head doe not prouoke him too geue vs ouer too followe our owne wayes to haue no conscience nor care of any religion as I feare me the worlde is too to ful of such the more is the pitie For who seeth not that the cōmon sort are so far from being instructed hauing plaide the Truantes in Gods Schole these twenty and odde yeeres that they haue not yet taken out this one lesson to bee of minde when God shall trie them too separate them selues from the cursed fellowship of Antichriste For they haue not yet learned too make any difference of religion but bende them selues too serue all times come there falshood or trueth light or darknesse religion or superstition the Gospell or the Masse Turcisme or Christianisme al is one too them so that they may liue at ease they are at a point no Scripture so strong or testimonie so euident that can conuince them too make them stand fast too Gods euerlasting trueth the seale of ●●eir adoption Though Christe haue pronounced that whosoeuer denye him before men Matt. 10.33.38 hee wyll denie him before his father which is in heauen though he say playnely that hee that will followe him must take vp his crosse and followe him and that he that is ashamed too confesse him before men Apoc. 18.4 he wil deny him before his heauenly father yea although we bee commaunded too come out of Babylon Apoc. 13.3.11 and it be plainely saide that the red Dragon will powre out his waters as a riuer to ouertake the womā with childe and that the victorie of the lambe muste be by his own blood by the word of their testimonie who loue not their liues vntoo the death yet can not all this mooue them to seeke too be grounded and prepared calling vpon God that they may stand resolute through his grace to beare testimonie to his glorious name who hath bestowed so many blessings vpon them If they may haue Christe with case wealth honour with the peace of the worlde and fauour of men if they may inioy him with their pleasures and proceeding on in sinne they wil be content with Pharisees a litle to entertaine him that they make a mock of him But if in the entertaining of him he shal neuer so litle touch their botch and pinch theyr pleasure if hee shall come neare their purse and endanger theyr least commoditie if he shal require mortificatiō with obedience sanctification then either they wil come by night like Nicodemus or else they wil pray him to be packing with the Gergesites or too conclude they wil lay violent hands vpon him Iohn 3.2 Mat. 8.34 Mat. 26.3 Iohn 11.47 Mark 11.10 Mark 14.64 15.12 and naile him fast to the crosse with the proude Scribes and Pharisees As for the common sort they that yesterday receiued him as a king with osianna in excelsis they wil to morow cry out Crucifige with the high Priests that they may liue in securitie These sermons therefore as for their worthinesse they haue been translated long agoe into other tongues and as I vnderstoode when I had almost finished them out of the Latine into ours also so my labour being past they being also by authoritie allowed and I especially following maister Caluines owne french copie so what differing frō the other I thought they coulde not but be very profitable at the leaste too prepare vs against the time to come For God hath geuen vs long peace and our rest hauing bred rust growen vp euē to the height of the contēpt of his graces must needes prouoke him to punish the wicked with wonted plagues to correct vs with the fire of aduersitie that we may be purged frō our foule corruption Our cold starued Papistes I cannot tel what warmeth hath drawē thē out of their holes but now they begin a litle to shew thēselues they loke big their hāging looks shew what malice lurketh in their cākred harts But our God liueth and therefore wee will not feare we know that all powers both in heauen and in earth are subiect to him and we nothing doubt though our sinnes haue strengthened the handes of his aduersaries that they shoulde be heauy vpon vs yet our God will in our punishmentes geue them an euerlasting ouerthrow and an vnrecouerable confusion Though there be many Newters which haue made a couenant with their owne heartes rather to be of all religions and to serue al times then to endure the least danger yet there are an infinite number of true Christians that by his grace to die for it will neuer bow the Knee too Baall will neuer pertake with the table of God and the table of deuilles 1. Kinges 19. will neuer draw in that vnequall yoke togeather with such Infidelles These shal neither the swoordes of Hazael nor of Ichu or of Elisha once touch for they are marked of the Lorde And if the woorde of God be sure as him selfe and hee haue ioyned himselfe as head too vs his members why shoulde we feare If our head liue we shall liue if he be ascended we his members shal be drawen vp vnto him Our blood shal be of strength too breake all their cheines The shame slaunder and reproche that they lay vpon vs shal be our greatest glory and our innocency laide to theyr crueltie shal be strong enough to set the seale of true happinesse vpon vs for suffering for righteousnesse sake and of wretched confusion vpon