A17698:1410
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.
On Wednesday the xiiij. of August. 1555. The Lvij. Sermon which is the seventh upon the seventh Chapter.
On VVednesday the xiiij. of August. 1555. The Lvij. Sermon which is the seuenth vpon the seuenth Chapter.
22.23.24 And the Lord &c. 25 Thou shalt burn the images of their Gods with fire. And neither covet n• take thou to thee the gold or silver that is upon them, for fear least it turn to thy decay. For such things are abomination to the Lord thy God. 26 Therefore thou shalt not bring any abomination into thine house, least thou thy self become accursed as well as it. But thou shalt abhor it and loath it utterly: for it is a cursed thing.
22.23.24 And the Lord &c. 25 Thou shalt burne the images of their Gods with fire. And neither couet n• take thou to thee the golde or siluer that is vpon them, for feare least it turne to thy decay. For such things are abhomination to the Lord thy God. 26 Therefore thou shalt not bring anie abhomination into thine house, least thou thy selfe become accursed as well as it. But thou shalt abhorre it and loath it vtterly: for it is a cursed thing.
Yesterday I began to show that we must be constant unto the end in trusting unto God, & in holding of our selves to his promises,§20 though the thing that he speaketh be not performed out of hand, nor his determination put in execution by and by: for he hath always good reason to make delay thereof. True it is that we perceive it not, and that is because our eyesight extendeth not far. We see even among men, that such as have lived long time, and have had most experience of things, have most stay of