A17698:1391
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 if he succour us, let us not doubt but we shall overcome all the assaults which we shall be driven to endure.
And if hee succour vs, let vs not doubt but wee shall ouercome all the assaultes which wee shall bee driuen to indure.
And furthermore Moses addeth, that God will send Wasps to destroy the rest of those Nations, and those that hid themselves out of the way. As if he should say, that although the children of Israel were not able to destroy their enemies: yet would God provide for it as one that hath all means in his hand. Thou shalt not need (saith he) to have the sword always in thine hand: for God hath other men of war, he will arm the Wasps against them. Now surely this may seem strange at the first sight. For seeing that God intendeth to show his power against the enemies of his people: why doeth he not rather dart his thunder at them from heaven? ⟨p. 334⟩Why maketh he not the earth to open and to swallow them up? Why worketh he not after some other fashion than by sending of Hornets? Nay, hereby he meant to show, first that he hath all creatures in his hand, and can serve his turn with them as he listeth. And it is a great advantage for us to know,1 that if God be on our side, there is not any thing, no not even so much as a fly, but it shall make with us and against our enemies. Likewise on the §10contrary part, if we have provoked Gods wrath and he be minded to make us feel his vengeance: although the whole world had linked themselves together to help us: yet notwithstanding, all things (yea even to the very flies) shall be armed to execute his wrath against us. This therefore is a thing that ought to make us afraid when we live not as we ought to do: and contrariwise which ought to give us singular hope and comfort, so we §20