A17698:133
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 when we have passed through all the states of the world, we must also come to the spiritual government of the Church. Therefore let such as are ordained to preach Gods word, understand that God hath not appointed §40them to set forth their own dotages, and to speak what they list: but to think upon Gods superiority, specially seeing that our Lord Jesus Christ is now declared to be the head of his Church, 1according to the everlasting mastership which God gave him over us, in saying, Hear ye him.2 Seeing it is so, let such as have the charge of teaching in the Church and are shepherds and ministers, understand that they must not seek to advance themselves, nor to be §50heard, nor to bring the people in a maze with their own inventions: but [they must endeavour] that God may always have the overhand, and be obeyed, and his word be received purely and simply without any mingling or adding to it.
And when wee haue passed through all the states of the worlde, wee must also come to the spirituall gouernement of the Church. Therefore let such as are ordeined to preach Gods worde, vnderstande that God hath not appointed §40them to set foorth their owne dotages, and to speake what they list: but to thinke vppon Gods superiorite, specially seeing that our Lord Iesus Christ is nowe declared to bee the heade of his Church, 1according to the euerlasting mastership which God gaue him ouer vs, in saying, Heare ye him.2 Seeing it is so, let such as haue the charge of teaching in the Church and are shepherdes and ministers, vnderstande that they must not seeke to aduance themselues, nor to be §50heard, nor to bring the people in a mase with their owne inuentions: but [they must indeuer] that God may alwayes haue the ouerhand, and be obeyed, and his worde bee receiued purely and simplie without any mingling or adding to it.