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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17722	Thirteene sermons of Maister Iohn Caluine, entreating of the free election of God in Iacob, and of reprobation in Esau A treatise wherin euery Christian may see the excellent benefites of God towardes his children, and his maruelous iudgements towards the reprobate, firste published in the French toung, & now translated into English, by Iohn Fielde, for the comfort of all Christians.; Treze sermons de l'election gratuite de Dieu en Jacob et de la rejection en Esau. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Fielde, John, d. 1588.	1579 (1579)	STC 4457; ESTC S107264	201,134	366

Thirteene SERMONS OF Maister Iohn Caluine Entreating of the Free Election of God in Iacob and of reprobation in Esau A treatise wherin euery Christian may see the excellent benefites of God towardes his children and his maruelous iudgements towards the reprobate firste published in the French toung now Translated into Englishe by Iohn Fielde For the comfort of all Christians Rom. 11.33 O the deepenes of the riches both of the vvisdome and knovvledge of God! Hovve vnsearcheable are his iudgements and his vvayes past finding out Imprinted at London for Thomas Man and Tobie Cooke 1579. To the right Honorable and my verie good Lorde the Earle of Bedford one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Councell and to the Honorable godly and vertuous Ladie the Countesse his wife Iohn Fielde wisheth encrease of godlines and constancie by Iesus Christ for euer AMEN BEcause I can not my very good Lord and Ladie whom the Lord I say by the professiō of his glorious Gospell hathe made right Honorable by anye other meanes testifie the dutie that I owe you but in such poore sorte as this is I most humbly beseeche you to accept of it Looke not vpon it as it is in it self but value it according to the hartie affectiō of the giuer who with all duetie protesteth his humble seruice towards your Honor to the vttermost that he shall be able for the aduauncement of your knowledge encrease of godlines and spiritual gaine in the true practise of Gods blessed holy trueth the greatest benefit that euer God in mercie could haue bestowed vpō you I am sorie that my skill is no better to helpe you forwarde in that so excellent a woorke but forasmuch as God accepteth vs according to that measure we haue receiued I hope you of your Honorable curtesie will likewise take it well that I shewe this remembrance of you in presenting such a present as he hath bestowed vpon me And this I will saye though in respect of my labour it bee homely yet in respect of the matter it is most excellēt a work of one of the rarest instruments whō god hath raised vp in these last tymes to giue light amidst our great ignorance to draw many to that blessed knowledge which I beseech God we may both thankfully accept of also diligently cōforme ourselues with all obedience to liue according to it that the Lord do not either take this blessing from vs or els bring vpon vs seuere iudgements for abusing so excellent a treasure I know some vnthākful wretches puffed vp with pride a vaine opiniō of them selues wil hardly endure that I should speak thus either of the woork or of this singular instrument of god For the nature of mens corruption is such and specially of such as seke to be magnified one of another that they tread vnder their feete Gods glorie and being behinde others in giftes they powte and swell against them whose shoe latchets they are not worthy to loose Besides that they are so corrupt either being open Papistes counterfeite professours or manifest heretiques that they cā abide no sinceritie Of the first sort I wil not say much because nowe I minde not at large to dispute with thē as being the open hopeles enimies of God I meane the obstinate ones who set thēselues not only against his seruants but against his holy word For what should a mā say to such whō nothing can please but that they haue receiued either frō their own brains or els frō their sottish doctors who are destitute of al truth god lines what they tell thē be it neuer so sillie nay so false they wil receiue with al griedines No Legende so lying no opinion so grosse no motiue so light no life so vilainous as they wil not accept of maintain defend both with tooth nayle if it come frō themselues frō their own polshorne generation But a lack it should be otherwise if they would be content to haue all things tried by that vndeceiuable touchstone that god hath appointed If the euerlasting word of god which of right proceding frō god ought to haue his prehemīnēce of perfection to iudge al did beare the bel as also god hath appointed it shuld do this matter would be soone at an end For what soeuer building should be found either in the one or the other that had not his foūdation therin it should quickly vanish euery mans work should appeare But if men wil come with preiudicate minds to be admirers of mens Persons wil only look to a personal local succession and bee caried away with the emptie bare titles of their names and professions without examination of that they bring men shall easily offende both in the one and in the other Let all men therefore be examined let the word of God discusse according to her prerogatiue when God speaketh let all men hold their peace and if he teach let all flesh be confounded In matters of faith and religion let that word onely be heard which is the true iustructer hauing bin set down by men as writers yet by the holy ghost the true inditer who came not to suggest a peece so to leaue an imperfect work but to lead vs into al truth to teach vs whatsoeuer was necessary for our saluatiō not leauing things doutfully to be receaued frō hand to hād by way of traditiō but plainly written to remain to all the sonnes of God as gods sufficient perpetual Testamēt Fy vpon these blasphemous mouthes that wil accuse God of infidelitie of crueltie of lack of care to his Church in prouiding for his that like high traytors dare clippe adulterate his coine wringing the scepter of his kingdom out of his hand bounding his gouernment to some one people citie countrie as did the Donatists chalenging to them selues with the olde Chatarists and new Anabaptists and such as are of the Family of loue that they cannot erre when the moste of their Popes and specially such as followed him that proudly to shewe him selfe Antichrist chalenged the name of vniuersall Bishop were Sorcerers Coniurers Whoremongers and incestuous lyuers Heretiques Murtherers Sodomiters couetous Harlots and cruel blapshemers in all their doings I stand not to cite the places out of their owne stories they are manifest and all the worlde may knowe them And as for their Councelles they were nothing but wranglinges and repeales one of anothers Lawes and Canons their customes drawne from mennes errors and therefore as Cyprian sayth beeing without trueth though they were neuer so olde are but olde errors And yet wee leaue the fountaine and goe too the stinking puddles that they haue digged vnto them selues we must leaue the light of God and goe to the darkenesse of men the instruction of the holy Ghoste rest vpon these Dunces that knowe not what they say nor whereof they affirme The word of God must be drawen in and out by