A17698:142
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.
IN this text Moses rehearseth, after what sort he had exhorted §30the people to take possession of the Land that God had promised them, and by what means he would have encouraged them to it. And that is to the end that the people should know their own unthankfulness and naughtiness, in rejecting the benefit that was offered unto them, and in that they obeyed not God, but were given too much to their own sensuality. This then which Moses doth here,§40 is as it were an upbraiding of the Jews, to the end they might know how it was long of none but themselves, that they enjoyed Gods blessing no sooner: and that they might afterward yield themselves more pliable, and not be so wilful any more in their own frowardness, but simply submit themselves to God as soon as they should hear him speak. That is in effect the intent of Moses.
IN this text Moses rehearseth, after what sort he had exhorted §30the people to take possession of the Lande that God had promised them, and by what meanes he would haue incouraged them to it. And that is to the ende that the people shoulde knowe their owne vnthankefulnesse and naughtinesse, in reiecting the benefite that was offered vnto them, and in that they obeyed not God, but were giuen too much to their owne sensualitie. This then which Moses doth heere,§40 is as it were an vpbraiding of the Iewes, to ye end they might knowe howe it was long of none but themselues, that they inioyed Gods blessing no sooner: and that they might afterwarde yeelde themselues more pliable, and not bee so wilfull any more in their owne frowardnesse, but simplie submit themselues to God as soone as they shoulde heare him speake. That is in effect the intent of Moses.
Nevertheless he interlaceth also another §50matter therewithal: which is, that he telleth the people they be so much the less to be excused, because they had had experience of Gods goodness, in that he had led them with his mighty hand. For, their passing through the horrible and dreadful desert, was not without the assistance of a singular and unaccustomed power of God: where as they notwithstanding forgetting the goodness which they had felt, and which they ought to have borne in mind for ever, did