Sermons upon Deuteronomy

For it is good for us that shepherds are ordained to be ministers of his word, because we should be utterly confounded by the glory of God, if it were manifested to us to the full.

For it is good for vs that shepheardes are ordeined to bee ministers of his worde, because we shoulde be vtterly confounded by the glory of God, if it were manifested to vs to the full.

And to the end that no man should have cause to complain, as though Gods doctrine were not sufficiently ratified, but that it were to be doubted whether a man might hold him to it or no: therefore did he show himself in the setting forth of his law. And we have record of it here, in that the people say, It is the Lord. This day hath he made us to see his glory, and his greatness: and we have seen that it is even he that hath spoken unto us: he hath not put any other person in his place, but we have heard his voice with our own ears. This was done but once for all. Howbeit let us take the things that are reported here, to be as a record that Moses spake not on his own head, nor devised the doctrine of his own brain, which we receive of him: but that he was a faithful steward to Godward, who avoweth him so to be, and not only ratified his doctrine with miracles, but also declared in his own person, how it was he himself that was the author of the doctrine that Moses taught. And forasmuch as it was good reason that the Gospel should be authorised as well as the Law: we have had record likewise from heaven, that the same is not a doctrine of man, but that it proceedeth of God.¹ And this is the thing which Saint Peter toucheth in his second Epistle, saying that he & his fellows had heard the voice from heaven, whereby the father proclaimed his son the chief master and teacher of all his Church, saying, this is my well-beloved son, hear ye him.

And to the ende that no man shoulde haue cause to complayne, as though Gods doctrine were not sufficiently ratifyed, but yt it were to be doubted whether a man might holde him to it or no: therefore did hee shewe himselfe in the setting forth of his lawe. And wee haue record of it heere, in that the people say, It is the Lorde. This day hath hee made vs to see his glorie, and his greatnesse: and wee haue seene that it is euen hee that hath spoken vnto vs: hee hath not put any other person in his place, but we haue heard his voyce with our owne eares. This was done but once for all. Howbeit let vs take the thinges that are reported here, to bee as a record that Moses spake not on his owne head, nor deuised the doctrine of his owne brayne, which we receiue of him: but that hee was a faithfull stewarde to Godwarde, who aduoweth him so to bee, and not onely ratifyed his doctrine with miracles, but also declared in his owne person, howe it was hee himselfe that was the author of the doctrine that Moses taught. And forasmuch as it was good reason that the Gospell should bee authorised as well as the Lawe: wee haue had recorde likewise from heauen, that the same is not a doctrine of man, but that it proceedeth of God.