A17698:1150
Sermons upon Deuteronomy
The sermons of M. John Calvin upon the fifth book of Moses called Deuteronomy faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpit; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneva, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chief matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alleged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the fifth booke of Moses called Deuteronomie faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpet; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneua, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chiefe matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alledged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
then got he the possession of the whole world,1 so as his kingdom was extended from the one side thereof to the other, specially at the publishing of the Gospel. Seeing it is so, let us mark that we nowadays are so much the more straitly bound to serve God, because he hath sanctified the whole earth by the precious blood of his son, that we might dwell in it and live under his reign, and beware that we addict our selves unto him, as well as we would that he should have us in his protection and safekeeping.
then got hee the possession of the whole worlde,1 so as his kingdome was extended from the one side thereof to the other, specially at the publishing of the Gospel. Seeing it is so, let vs marke that we nowadayes are so much the more straitly bounde to serue God, because he hath sanctified the whole earth by the precious bloude of his sonne, that wee might dwell in it and liue vnder his reigne, and beware that we addict our selues vnto him, as well as we would that hee should haue vs in his protection and safekeeping.
- 1Psal. •.• Mat. ••.• Colos. ••.
Howbeit forasmuch as men are always so ticklish, that (as I have said already) they cannot be bridled enough to restrain them: Moses confirmeth the whole doctrine that he had uttered here, saying, Hearken therefore O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God. He had said afore, Hearken: he had said, take heed: he had said that it behoved them to keep the law: but here he confirmeth the whole matter