A17698:1329
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.
But now let us return to the matter that was touched before. Moses sayeth That GOD will keep Covenant, yea even with a thousand generations of them that love him. As if he should say, When God hath once planted his word: he continueth that grace, not only till the decease of those to whom he speaketh, but also to their children and their offspring. Now then let us look about us, and whereas we ⟨p. 318⟩perceive Gods grace in that he hath vouchsafed to reserve unto us his word which was in manner abolished, and will have the same now preached unto us: if we (I say) perceive his goodness in that behalf: let us also hope that he will continue the same towards our children which he hath begun towards us, if we serve him by doing the things that he commandeth us. Ye see then that the goodness which God showeth us in his word, must not make us slothful §10and careless: but rather be as a spur to prick us forward unto him, that his holy covenant be not broken on our part and through our default.
But nowe let vs returne to the matter that was touched before. Moses sayeth That GOD will keepe Couenant, yea euen with a thousand generations of them that loue him. As if hee shoulde say, When God hath once planted his worde: hee continueth that grace, not onely till the decease of those to whome he speaketh, but also to their children and their ofspring. Nowe then let vs looke about vs, and whereas wee ⟨p. 318⟩perceiue Gods grace in that he hath vouchsafed to reserue vnto vs his word which was in maner abolished, and will haue the same now preached vnto vs: if wee (I say) perceiue his goodnesse in that behalfe: let vs also hope that hee will continue the same towardes our children which hee hath begunne towardes vs, if wee serue him by dooing the thinges that hee commaundeth vs. Ye see then that the goodnesse which God sheweth vs in his word, must not make vs slouthfull §10and carelesse: but rather bee as a spurre to pricke vs foreward vnto him, that his holy couenant bee not broken on our part and through our default.