A17698:1484
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.
at leastwise his scourging of us may make us to think it, and drive us by some means to be mindful of his grace, so as we may fare the better by the examples that he hath given us at all times, and not only have an eye to the things that we have seen in our own life, but also to the things which are reported to us in the holy scripture, to have bin done long ago: I say let us call them to remembrance, because God will have them to serve for our instruction. Now if we be unthankful to our God in these small things: what will we be in the greater things? [much more unthankful,] as the world seeth. And if we have need to be tamed by afflictions,
at leastwise his scourging of vs may make vs to thinke it, and driue vs by some meanes to bee mindefull of his grace, so as wee may fare the better by the examples that hee hath giuen vs at all times, and not onely haue an eye to the things that wee haue seene in our owne life, but also to the thinges which are reported to vs in the holy scripture, to haue bin done long ago: I say let vs call them to remembrance, bicause God will haue them to serue for our instructiō. Now if we be vnthankfull to our God in these small things: what wil wee bee in the greater things? [much more vnthankefull,] as the worlde seeth. And if wee haue neede to bee tamed by afflictions,
own. And therefore when we think upon the corruption wherein we be by the sin of Adam, and consider that God hath cleansed us from it:1 let us assure our selves it is Gods free gift, as well as is his continual maintaining of us, and his strengthening of us at our need.
owne. And therefore when wee thinke vppon the corruption wherein wee bee by the sin of Adam, and consider that God hath cleansed vs frō it:1 let vs assure our selues it is Gods free gift, as wel as is his continual maintaining of vs, and his strengthening of vs at our neede.