A17698:1257
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.
As touching the Lords supper: if it be inquired of us why we come together to receive a bit of bread: and a draught wine: it is in way of acknowledgement that our souls have need §30of food, no less than our bodies, and that as there is such frailty in this present life, as it cannot continue without the helps of meat and drink, so must our souls also be maintained after like sort, by reason of the infirmity that is in them. Nevertheless our souls are not nourished with the corruptible meats of this world,1 but it is the son of God that is our food.2 We then have Jesus Christ, who is our life, it is he of whom we have sustenance §40and nourishment,3 forasmuch as he was offered in sacrifice for us, and the blood that he did shed for our salvation is our drink. Thus ye see how we nowadays may learn whereunto the ordinances to tend which God hath stablished in his Church, and to what end they be to be referred.
As touching the Lordes supper: if it bee inquired of vs why wee come together to receiue a bit of bread: and a draught wine: it is in way of acknowledgement that our soules haue neede §30of foode, no lesse than our bodies, and that as there is such frailetie in this present lyfe, as it cannot continue without the helpes of meate and drinke, so must our soules also bee mainteined after lyke sorte, by reason of the infirmitie that is in them. Neuerthelesse our soules are not nourished with the corruptible meates of this world,1 but it is the sonne of God that is our foode.2 Wee then haue Iesus Christ, who is our lyfe, it is hee of whome wee haue sustenance §40and nourishment,3