A17698:1310
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.
Then [in so doing] we blot out the writing whereby God adopted us for his children & heirs, and (as I said) we banish our selves out of his kingdom, and cut off our selves from the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. For if we be members of Gods son, we must not go & do homage to idols, nor defile our bodies (which are the temples of the holy ghost,1) with such filthiness & abomination. But as oft as we come to hear Gods §20word, we must think thus with our selves: Behold, my God hath made me holy, that is to say, he hath separated me from such as are overwhelmed in their own uncleanness: and shall I now work him spite? What a condemnation will it be to me, that my God hath so hallowed me, and I on the other side do unhallow and defile my self with all lewdness, rejecting the privilege that he hath given me? Is it not a making of war against him, when I will needs after that sort disappoint §30the good, which he had offered me of his own infinite mercy? Yes.
Then [in so doing] we blot out the writing wherby God adopted vs for his children & heires, and (as I said) we banish our selues out of his kingdom, and cut off our selues from the body of our Lorde Iesus Christ. For if we be members of Gods son, we must not goe & do homage to ydols, nor defile our bodies (which are ye temples of the holy ghost,1) with such filthines & abhomination. But as oft as we com to heare Gods §20word, we must thinke thus with our selues: Behold, my God hath made me holy, that is to say, he hath separated me from such as are ouerwhelmed in their owne vncleannes: and shall I nowe worke him spite? What a condemnation wil it be to me, yt my God hath so hallowed me, and I on the otherside doe vnhallowe and defile my selfe with all leawdnes, reiecting ye priuiledge that he hath giuen me? Is it not a making of war against him, when I will needs after that sort disappoint §30the good, which hee had offered me of his owne infinite mercy? Yes.
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