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A17689	Of the life or conuersation of a Christen man, a right godly treatise, wyrtten [sic] in the latin tonge, by maister Iohn Caluyne, a man of ryghte excellente learnynge and of no lesse godly conuersation. Translated into English by Thomas Broke Esquier Paymaister of Douer. An[no] M. D. XLix. The first day of Ianuary	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Broke, Thomas.	1549 (1549)	STC 4436; ESTC S110975	42,086	164

¶ Of the life or conuersation of a Christen man a right godly treatise wrytten in the latin tonge by maister Iohn Caluyne a man of ryghte excellente learnynge and of no lesse godly conuersation Translated into English by Thomas Broke Esquier Paymaister of Douer An M.D.XLix The first day of Ianuary ☞ Matth. v. Let your lyght so shine before men that they may se your good workes and maye prayse your father whiche is in heauen ☞ Luke xix Be doing tyl I come ☞ Eph. vi b walke as children of lighte for the fruite of the spirite consisteth in all goodnes rightuousnes and truth Ia. ii c. shewe me thy fayeth by thy worckes ⸫ ¶ Thomas Broke vnto the Reader GRace peace frō God the father through oure lord Iesus Christe be with the Christen Reader and wyth al the loue our Lord vnfaynedly Amen The right godlie and no lesse famous clearke Master Iohn Caluyne wrote in the laten this treatise of the conuersation of a christen man Which litle worcke to haue been made in the treasurie or store house of God it doth so euidently apere that for me to spende tyme in the commendation of it it were but superfluous This muche onely I wyl say it so setteth furth and paynteth before our eyes what is the office or dutie of a christen man yea how in al thinges and at al times we ought to be haue oure selues that who ●o shal attētiuely reade this worke cannot be deceiued in iudginge whether he him selue be a christē mā or not neither shall nede to seke elleswhere besides the scripture a perfct rule to order his life by Here may we learn that it is not inoughe for vs Gal. v. a. vi d to haue receiued the outward sacramente of Baptime Ga. iii. d. but that nowe we must also put on Christe Ephe. v. a. Ro vi a. and expresse him in our cōuersacion For as many of vs as are christened or baptised into Christe are baptised into his death that as Christ was raised vp frō deth through the glorie of hys father euen so we shoulde walke in a newenes of life Bat. vii c For not al that say Lord Lorde shal enter into the kyng●ome of heauen but they which do the wyl of the father which is in heauen Here maye we also learn that we ought not to rekē our selues christians whē our dedes decleare that we know not what Christe hath done for vs neither to thynke it sufficiente to saye or wene that we haue fayth when contrariwise oure dedes shew Ia. ii d that we haue onely a dead faith or rather no fayth at al but a vayne opinion that lacketh the fruites of a liuely fayeth whiche are here by the auctor euedentlye set furth For fayth as S Paulle discribeth it is a sure confidence of thynges hoped for Heb. xi a certentie of thynges whiche are not sene Thou hearest good reader the fayth is a sure cōfidēce or as it were an hauinge alredy of thynges to be hoped for a certentie of thynges that are not sene Yea for howe cā it be otherwise Ga. iii. d when we thorowe it Ephe. iii. d be made the chyldren of God and haue Christ him selfe therby dwellynge in our hertes cā it be the God hath made the his sonne yet keepeth it so secrete frō the that thou cāst by no fatherly touche nor tēder kindnes of his haue any experience or certentie therof no more thē his enemies the vngodly persons haue who though they haue often times in thys world plētie of riches very good helth high estimation multitude of friendes an idle and longe lyfe yet are they the chyldren of Sathan cary about with them an vnquiet cōscience Esa. xlviii d. Nay nay i. Cor. ii d. God hydeth not so from his children his fatherly loue for by his spirite in vs we knowe what he hath geuē vs yea we knowe beleue the loue whiche he hath vnto vs and know that he dwelleth in vs and we in him neither dwelleth his sonne Christ idlely in our hertes For if thou haue a true fayth not an opinion onely thou hast now a certentie that thou art the childe of God i. Io. v. c. as S. Iohn sayth that thou arte translated frō death into lyfe i. Io. iii. c. Nowe therfore that thou maiest feele knowe that thou hast a true faith a sure cōfidence an infallible certentie in thy herte of gods mercy towards the I wil by discribing vnto that what I take a true saieth to be induce the thereunto after the pore talent of my knoweledge ☞ Fayth is such a trust in the promise of God as worketh in a mans herte an ernest repentaunce of sinne and a desire to do Goddes wyll Act. ● ● Io iii b. Askest thou what that promise is I answere it is thys that all that beleue in hym haue remission of their synnes euerlastynge lyfe Or els fayth is suche a sure confidence in the mercy of God the father promised vnto vs for his sonne Christes sake as worketh in our hert an earnest lothyng of our synne and a loue to his commaundemētes Or els to discribe it more at large fayth is such a sure confidēce in the mercy of god which for Christes sake he hath promised to all that beleue in him that it not onely feeleth our synnes to be so vile that for them God myght by his iustice worthily dampne vs but also feeleth goddes mercy to be so greate first in the free forgeuenes of oure synnes then in the enrichynge of vs wyth the enheritaunce of euerlasting lyfe and thirdly in keepynge defendyng vs in thys wretched world vntyll the tyme of our departure from hence that it worketh now in our hertes towarde God euē of a thākfulnes for his goodnes suche an ernest loue as not only repenteth our sinnes and abhorreth them but also hertely desireth to do the wyl and cōmaūdementes of God Here thou seest good christian a lyuely fayth a sensible or feelynge fayth But here considre wel that first herein is required of the that thou knowe the vilenes of thy synnes to be such as God by his iustice might worthily dampne the for thē for Rom. vi d. before thou seeste thē so vyle and daungerous thou canste neuer be forgeuen of them And thys is also very true that thou canst neuer to much consider the vilenes of sinne so far furth as thou dispeireste not of the mercy of God Nowe that thou maiste therefore consider thy sinnes and the greuousnes of them Lu. v. ● Mat. ix b. it is expediente that thou loke in the moste holly and ryghtuous lawe of God for it sheweth vnto the boeth what thou shouldest folowe and what thou shouldest flie from if thou shalt therfore truly compare thy lyfe and it together thou shalte vndoubtedly fynde thy selfe innumerable wayes a synner by transgressynge

dedicate thē wyth our handes vnto the geuer of them it is plaine that the abuse is euil which sauoreth not of suche dedicacion or appliyng of them Yea but thou wylte saye that thou shouldeste to no purpose make oure Lorde ryche wyth the departiuge from thy substaunce vnto hym Wel then syth thy liberalitie can not extende vnto hym P● xvi as the prophete sayeth thou muste exercise the same vpon his holy ons or sainctes whyche lyue here in earth Furthermore leste we shoulde be wery of wel doinge whiche thynge by and by muste els needes come to passe vnto thys muste be added also the other thynge whiche the Apostle speaketh of charitie to be pacient not sone stirred to wrath Our Lorde commaūdeth vs to do good vniuersally to al men of whom a greate part are very vnworthy if they should be estemed after their owne desertes here the scripture healpeth by a strong reason when it teacheth that of vs is not to be regarded what mē of them selues deserue but in al men the Image of god is to be considered vnto whom we owe al honour loue But yet in those of the houshold of fayth the same ymage is most diligently to be had in reuerēce because that by the spirite of Christ it is renued and repared Therfore what soeuer man be offered vnto the whiche lacketh thy healpe thou haste no cause why thou shouldest let to bestow thy selfe vpō hym Say he is an Alyaunt or a stranger yea but oure Lorde hath set vpon hym a marke whiche thou oughtest to be acquaynted or familiar with saye he is in no estimation nor any thynge worth no but oure Lorde sheweth hym to be one vnto whom he hath vouchsaued to geue the honoure of his lykenes Saye thou arte not bounde to hym by any benefite that he hath done the no but god hath as in his owne stede appoynted hym in suche sorte that towards hym thou shouldeste consider and as muche as in the lieth requite the whole goodnes and great benefites for the whyche thou arte bound vnto God him selfe saye he is vnworthye that for hys cause thou shouldeste laboure any thynge at all but the image of God whereby he is set before the is worthy that thou shouldest geue vnto him thy self and all thyne Nowe if he haue not onely deserued at thy hande no goodnes but hath also prouoked the wyth wronges and hurt yet is thys no iuste cause wherefore thou shouldeste seace boeth to loue hym and to execute the workes of loue vpon hym He hath thou wylte saye deserued farre other wyse at my hande Yea but what hath oure Lorde deserued Who while he biddeth the to forgeue hym what so euer he hath offended agaynste the wol surely recken it euen as forgeuē to him self Surely by this one waye men come vnto that thynge whiche is not only hard vnto mannes nature but also vtterly agaynste it to wytte that we loue them whyche beare hatered vnto vs that we requite euylles wyth goodnes and rendre blessynges for curssynges by thys one waye I saye we atteyne therunto if we remembre that we maye not regarde the malice of men but muste behold in thē the ymage of god whiche Image their synnes being hid blotted out oughte to allure vs hertely to loue and imbrace thē for the bewtie worthynes of it Therefore thys mortification shall then onely take place in vs if we haue feruente charitie but he hath so not that alonly doth execute all the offices or partes of charitie thoughe he pretermitte none but he that of a pure affectiō of loue doeth the same for it maye be that some man paye fully to all men what so he oweth them so farre as belongeth to the outwarde dutie and neuertheles he maye the whylest be far frō the true maner of paying For thou maiest se sone who wyll seme very liberall who yet geue nothing which with a proud coūtenaūce yea loftines of wordes to thei cast not a man in the teeth with afterwardes And vnto this calamity in this our vnhappy daies is it come that almoste no almes at the leste way of the most part of mē is geuen without rebukes or taūtes which frowardnesse or churlyshnes oughte not to be tollerable no not amonge Ethnikes for of christē mē there is somwhat more required then that they shal shewe a cherefulnes in their coūtenaunce with familiaritie of wordes cause the thing whiche they of dutie do to be wel taken For first they must beholde the parson of hym whō thei perceiue to lacke their helpe and euen so muste pitie his necessitie as if they them selues felt and suffered it so that by the felynge of mercy cōpassion they may be no otherwyse desirous to healpe hym then if he were thēselfe Who soeuer being thus encouraged cometh to healpe his bretherne he not onely shal not with any lostines or casting in the teeth defile the doinge of his duty toward his neighbour but also shal not despise his brother to whom he doeth a good turne as one that lacketh his healpe nor shal therfore brynge hym in subiection as one greatly bounde vnto hym for it No more surely then either we reioyce that a membre of oure bodye is sycke when to the healpynge of it the reste of the bodie laboureth or elles thynke that membre speciallie bounde to the other membres because it hath had more laboure done vnto it then it hath requited For the commune ministration of the membres in doinge of their offices one to an other is beleued to haue nothynge that it loketh to be recompensed for agayne But rather reckeneth the same to be a payinge of that thynge whiche by the lawe of nature is owynge and due By thys meanes also shall it come to passe that he shall not thynke hym selfe quitte or discharged whiche hath done in one maner his dutie as it is comonly wont to come to passe that a worldely ryche man after he hath geuen somewhat of his to the poore he wyll appoynte vnto other men the other charges as thoughe they nothynge belonge to hym But thus rather shal euerye mā thynke wyth hym selfe that how great so euer he be he oweth him selfe to hys neyghbours that he must appointe no other tyme of seacynge to shewe mercy and frēdship vnto them but only thē whē he lacketh powre and habilitie to do it which habilitie how much it is is to be limited after the rule of charitie Now let vs declare the chief parte of deniynge of oure selfe whyche we sayde dyd perteyne vnto god Mani thinges are alredy spokē touching it which to repete were in vaine It shal suffice to speake of it so far forth as it teacheth vs equanimitie patientnes that is to saye a quiet moderatiō of mynde that is neither extolled in prosperitye nor discōforted in aduersitie but taketh al thinges in good parte In the beginning therfore in the seeking either of the cōmoditie or the