A17698:1336
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 here we be warned to humble ourselves before God, and to stoop in such wise as we provoke him not to wrath through our hardness & shamelessness, so as he should show himself to be our adversary, to requite us to our face, that is to say in our own persons, by being driven to come before him to be punished according to our deserts. Then let us not harden our hearts against our God, but let us learn to cast down our eyes when he speaketh unto us. It is true indeed that we ought to lift up our heads when we hear the promises of his goodness, so as faith must make us to sty above the clouds. But yet doth not this let us that we should not still be ashamed in our selves, and have an eye to our own wretchedness, and learn to be sorry for it, and thereupon labour to live in the fear of God, bowing down our necks continually to receive his yoke, and to bear it patiently. Thus ye see what we have to mark as in respect of this word face, where it is said that God will recompense them all to their faces, which do hate him.
And heere we be warned to humble ourselues before God, and to stoop in such wise as we prouoke him not to wrath through our hardnesse & shamelesnesse, so as he should shewe himselfe to be our aduersarie, to requite vs to our face, that is to say in our owne persons, by being driuen to come before him to bee punished according to our desertes. Then let vs not harden our hearts against our God, but let vs learne to cast downe our eyes when he speaketh vnto vs. It is true indeed that wee ought to lift vp our heades when wee heare the promises of his goodnesse, so as faith must make vs to stie aboue the cloudes. But yet doth not this let vs that wee should not still bee ashamed in our selues, and haue an eye to our owne wretchednesse, and learne to bee sory for it, and thereupon labour to liue in the feare of God, bowing downe our neckes continually to receiue his yoke, and to beare it patiently. Thus ye see what we haue to marke as in respect of this word face, where it is sayd yt God wil recompence them all to their faces, which doe hate him.
But here by the way a man might make a question, concerning this saying of Moses, that God will not forslow to pay them to their faces, which hate him. For it is commonly seen