A17698:1187
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.
WE have seen how it was Gods will that his law should always be before his peoples eyes, and that the remembrance thereof should be renewed by all means. For this cause he commanded them to set guards upon their garments, and to write the sentences of the Law therein, and to wear them in stead of bracelets, and other ornaments, and to have them in their caps and in the rest of their apparel, and to engrave them upon the posts of their ⟨p. 278⟩houses. All this rehearsal tended to this end, that because men are too forgetful of GODS Law, they must have certain helps and means to put them in mind thereof: and specially that whereas the children of this world are curious in decking themselves, and in making themselves brave to the eye, and give themselves to pomp when they be rich: in stead thereof GOD would that his faithful ones should §10deck them selves with holiness of life. For it is not enough for them to bear scrolls of the law about them unless all of it be referred to the right end.
WE haue seene how it was Gods wil that his law should alwayes bee before his peoples eyes, and that the remembraunce thereof should bee renewed by all meanes. For this cause hee commaunded them to set gardes vppon their garments, and to wryte the sentences of the Lawe therein, and to weare them in stead of bracelets, and other ornaments, and to haue thē in their cappes and in the rest of their apparell, and to ingraue them vpon the postes of their ⟨p. 278⟩houses. All this rehearsall tended to this ende, that because men are too forgetfull of GODS Lawe, they must haue certeine helpes and meanes to put them in minde thereof: and specially that whereas the children of this worlde are curious in decking themselues, and in making themselues braue to the eye, and giue themselues to pompe when they bee rich: in stead thereof GOD woulde that his faithfull ones shoulde §10decke them selues with holinesse of lyfe. For it is not enough for them to beare skroules of the lawe aboute them vnlesse all of it be referred to the right end.