A17698:1413
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.
If we will be good judges to condemn other mens faults: we must first look to our own:1 & we must not only bethink us of those which are known to us: but we must also pass yet further, to crave pardon of God for the faults that are better known to him than to our selves. And besides that, let us be well advised, that we proceed soberly in that behalf. For it may come to pass, that he which shall have showed some good zeal in chastising the fault of his neighbour, shall not only fall into the like fault himself: but also do much worse. Seeing then that we be so inclined unto evil, let us understand that it is good for us that God should exercise us after the manner that Moses speaks of here. For the wild beasts need not to come to work us displeasure, or to pick out our eyes we have annoyances and deceits enow in our selves. Why then is it that our Lord suffereth us to be so sore vexed & troubled outwardly by men: but because we have as it were an host within us, ranged in array against God and his law? Therefore is he same to stop us and to keep us occupied by other men: and that is to our benefit.
If we wil be good iudges to condēne other mens faultes: we must first looke to our owne:1 & we must not only bethinke vs of those which are knowen to vs: but wee must also passe yet further, to craue pardon of God for the faults that are better knowen to him than to our selues. And besides that, let vs bee well aduised, that we proceede soberly in that behalfe. For it may come to passe, that he which shal haue shewed some good zeale in chastising the faulte of his neighbour, shall not onely fall into the like fault himselfe: but also doe much worse. Seeing then that we be so inclined vnto euill, let vs vnderstand that it is good for vs that God shoulde exercise vs after the maner that Moses speakes of here. For the wilde beasts neede not to come to worke vs displeasure, or to pick out our eyes wee haue anoyances and deceits ynowe in our selues. Why then is it that our Lord suffereth vs to be so sore vexed & troubled outwardly by mē: but bicause we haue as it were an host within vs, ranged in aray against God and his lawe? Therfore is hee saine to stoppe vs and to keepe vs occupyed by other men: and that is to our benefite.
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