A17698:1175
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.
Notwithstanding, God will not have us to §30love him as our fellow: but he will have us to love him, honour him, and serve him as our God. And therefore let us mark well, that if we will observe Gods law as we ought to do: we must not consider him all only in the degree of a master, thereby to yield him reverence: but we must also set before us the title of father, and assure our selves that Gods intent is to win us to him by gentleness, that our heart may be as §40it were tied unto him, according to this saying of his by his prophet, If I be your master,1 where is my fear? and if I be your father, where is my love? In deed he setteth down honour in that place, to betoken that a servant ought to fear his master: but yet immediately after he setteth down the word Love also, of purpose to show what honour the child yieldeth to his father.
Notwithstanding, God will not haue vs to §30loue him as our fellowe: but hee will haue vs to loue him, honor him, and serue him as our God. And therefore let vs marke well, that if wee will obserue Gods lawe as we ought to doe: we must not consider him al only in the degree of a maister, thereby to yeelde him reuerence: but wee must also set before vs the title of father, and assure our selues that Gods intent is to win vs to him by gentlenesse, that our heart may bee as §40it were tyed vnto him, according to this saying of his by his prophet, If I be your maister,1 where is my feare? and if I be your father, where is my loue? In deede he setteth downe honor in that place, to betoken that a seruant ought to feare his maister: but yet immediatly after hee setteth downe the worde Loue also, of purpose to shewe what honour the childe yeeldeth to his father.
- 1Mal. 1.6.