A17698:1307
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.
Surely it ought at leastwise to sanctify us unto him, that is to say, to make us ready to say, Alas Lord, we were miserable §20creatures, and thou vouchsafest to retain us to thy self: therefore behold, we be here, govern thou us, and let us be thy flock. But now if we fall to defiling of our selves with the superstitions of the heathen: is it not a renouncing of the privilege that God had given us? Is it not a forsaking of the covenant whereby he had knit and united himself unto us? Yes. That then is the cause why Moses addeth here, that the Jews are a holy people. As if he should §30say, Look to your selves, for God hath shouled you out from all Nations, and he hath called you, even by showing you that you shall be his heritage, accordingly also as he hath given him self to you. Now then if ye go and take example at these blind wretches, so as ye allege, Our neighbours do so and so:1 what a thing is that? Your neighbours are strangers to God, they be as wild beasts, God hath not vouchsafed to behold them with pity and mercy, to deliver §40them from the brutish ignorance wherein they be. To be short, ye have them as mirrors of Gods wrath and rigour. Al they that perish do show you what you were, and what you should be still, if god had not reached you his hand. Now therefore acknowledge that benefit, and take no more example at those whom God hath forsaken, and to whom he hath not granted the like favour as he hath done to you. Thus much concerning the Jews. Now remaineth that we apply §50this doctrine to our own use.
Surely it ought at leastwise to sanctifie vs vnto him, that is to say, to make vs redy to say, Alas Lord, we were miserable §20creatures, and thou vouchsafest to retaine vs to thy selfe: therefore behold, we be here, gouerne thou vs, and let vs be thy flocke. But nowe if we fall to defiling of our selues with the superstitions of the heathen: is it not a renouncing of the priuiledge that God had giuen vs? Is it not a forsaking of the couenant whereby hee had knit and vnited himselfe vnto vs? Yes. That then is the cause why Moses addeth heere, that the Iewes are a holy people. As if hee should