A17698:1190
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.
And now Moses addeth, that when the people shall be come into the land that was promised them, & enjoy the goods that are there: (for we know it was a fruitful & fat land:) they must beware that they forget not him to whom they were beholden for all things, but rather honour and serve him, and show themselves to hold all things of him who is their God. Now at the first sight it might seem superfluous to warn the people that they §50should not forget the Lord their God, after they had possessed the land that was given them to inherit. For is it possible that a people which hath bin guided by the hand of God, and seen so many miracles, should turn away, yea and be so blinded, as to be unmindful of him to whom they were so much bound? That were against nature. But what? The unthankfulness of men is so great. that notwithstanding all the benefits which they have received at Gods hand,§60 yet they cease not to defy him, or at leastwise to show that they have no further care of the things that were told them. True it is that here Moses speaketh to the people of Israel. But yet in that people he setteth us forth a looking glass, wherein to show us our frowardness in that we cannot find in our hearts to do homage to God for all his benefits, but that all that ever he bestoweth upon us is lost, because it is mis-bestowed, unless we be exhorted and pricked forward to do our duty better. Therefore let us not think that this doctrine was written for the Jews only: but let us rather understand that it is directed unto us also.
And now Moses addeth, that when the people shall bee come into the land that was promised them, & inioy the goods that are there: (for we know it was a fruitful & fat land:) they must beware that they forget not him to whome they were beholden for all thinges, but rather honor and serue him, and shewe themselues to holde all things of him who is their God. Now at the first sight it might seeme superfluous to warne the people that they §50should not forget the Lord their God, after they had possessed the land that was giuen them to inherite. For is it possible yt a people which hath bin guided by the hand of God, and seene so many miracles, should turne away, yea and bee so blinded, as to bee vnmindefull of him to whome they were so much bound? That were against nature. But what? The vnthankfulnesse of men is so great. that notwithstanding all the benefites which they haue receiued at Gods hand,