Sermons of MJohn Calvin upon the xcommandements of the lawe, given of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue : gathered worde for worde, presently at his sermons, when hee preached on Deuteronomie ... . To tlic Right excellent and Ho--notable Lordythe Lor a %cbert T)ud^ ]ey,EarleofLeiccfter,Baron of Denbigh, Knight ofihemoft noble order of the Garter, Maifter of the • Queenes ij^aiefties horfes 3 md^ one of her Graces -^ moft Honorable priuieCouncelljlohn Hitmavm-, shcth all godly fdicitiCiContinuance of health, increafe of Honor,and graces Ccajionedy %tght Honorable, to conli
Sermons of MJohn Calvin upon the xcommandements of the lawe, given of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue : gathered worde for worde, presently at his sermons, when hee preached on Deuteronomie ... . To tlic Right excellent and Ho--notable Lordythe Lor a %cbert T)ud^ ]ey,EarleofLeiccfter,Baron of Denbigh, Knight ofihemoft noble order of the Garter, Maifter of the • Queenes ij^aiefties horfes 3 md^ one of her Graces -^ moft Honorable priuieCouncelljlohn Hitmavm-, shcth all godly fdicitiCiContinuance of health, increafe of Honor,and graces Ccajionedy %tght Honorable, to conlidercertainc of M, CaluinsSermons in the Frcnchctonguc,vpon thelaw ofGod and his hefteSj andfinding them ( though, gathered and fet foorth by others,yet)anfwcrablc to their makers labour,to bee godly, learned, and profitable, I was thebolder to aduenture the deliuerance of thcro intoour mother language, andmoft bolde to prefcntyour Honour therewith: the beginning of fmallabilities fuchas they bee, yet due to yourLord-ihip, vnto whom I owe all thankefulnefTe andhumble duetie, Your Honours good procure-*mcnt of her Maieftics gracious fauour,w hereby Ifirft became a Scholcr in Witichefler CollcdgCiafterward to bee remoiied to the Nevv c Colledgcof Oxford,whereof at this prefcnt I ama pooremember,!conlde neucr fincefciget, orbuty fogood a benefice in fuch great obi iuion, Scmr fgr ,=^2 nifica;*- TheEptJiUl nification therefore of a gratcfull mindc is hereinfoaght, together with the profite of many the fim-pler fort, which the rather may bee attained to,
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