A17698:1166
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.
namely that upon the insight of things, we enter into deliberation and judgement, and conclude one way or other. Gods will then is to restrain all these thoughts to himself. Again there is the soul, which is not only the life, but also the mean betwixt the thoughts and the heart. For the Heart betokeneth the affections, desires, & will. ⟨p. 273⟩It is one thing to think a thing, & another thing to desire it, and to set a hearty affection upon it. Ye see then that the heart is matched with the thoughts, to show that we must love our God with all our mind. And there is the Soul, which is as it were between both: as if it were said, that whether we debate and take counsel of our own affairs we must always begin at the love of God, and refer all things thereunto: or whether we covet one thing or other in seeking §10our own profit, Gods love must always govern us, so as all our desires be as it were restrained and bridled under it. Ye see then that the whole soul with all the powers thereof ought to be throughly possessed with the love towards God. And the word strength serveth to show yet better, that God admitteth not any exception, neither may we reply in this behalf, and say, is my doing of this or that an impeaching of any part of my love towards God? No no, if thou §20do never so little a thing, & that all thy thoughts tend not to the loving of God, so as the love of God do guide thee: all is marred, and there is nothing but sin in thee & in all thy whole soul. For hast thou any strength or power there, which is not given thee from above? No. Therefore must thou reknowledge it unto God of whom thou holdest it. Now then, seeing that our Lord Jesus Christ hath expounded us this text, we need not to make long discourse of it, as I said §30afore, but only to hold us to the authority of him which is the very Lawgiver.
namely that vpon the insight of things, we enter into deliberation and iudgement, and conclude one way or other. Gods will then is to restraine all these thoughtes to himselfe. Againe there is the soule, which is not onely the life, but also the meane betwixt the thoughtes and the heart. For the Heart betokeneth the affections, desires, & will. ⟨p. 273⟩