A17698:1528
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.
We see that even among the Papists, they that hold this opinion most, namely that men are justified by their works, are lewdest losels §40in all their conversation. Look me upon these hypocrites, and upon all the doctors of popery: when they intend to maintain their own merits, and that men are not justified by faith: they cry out with full throat and open mouth, What? Ought not Christians to be a holy people sanctified unto God? And ought not the holy Ghost to govern us? Ought we not to lead an Angelical life? And yet for all this, ye shall see them to be whoremongers,§50 drunkards, perjurers, traitors, full of unfaithfulness, guile, and extortion, so as there shall not be one spark of fear towards GOD, or of honesty towards man in them. And yet notwithstanding, they pretend to be the earnestest defenders of merits, and the devoutest persons that can be: insomuch that to hear them, ye would think there were nothing but holiness in them, when as in the mean while their life is most detestable, and §60shameful, as all the world may plainly see. But yet do men deceive themselves after that fashion. And for that cause hath Moses set down this text, not only for his own time, but also as a rule for us to practise to the worlds end.
Wee see that euen among the Papists, they that holde this opinion most, namely that men are iustified by their workes, are leaudest loselles §40in all their conuersation. Looke me vpon these hypocrites, and vppon all the doctors of poperie: when they intende to maintaine their owne merites, and that men are not iustified by fayth: they crie out with full throte and open mouth, What? Ought not Christians to be a holy people sanctified vnto God? And ought not the holie Ghoste to gouerne vs? Ought we not to leade an Angelicall life? And yet for all this, yee shall see them to be whooremongers,§50 drunkardes, periurers, traytours, full of vnfaithfulnesse, guyle, and extortion, so as there shall not be one sparke of feare towardes GOD, or of honestie towardes man in them. And yet notwithstanding, they pretende to bee the earnestest defenders of merites, and the deuoutest persons that can be: insomuch that to heare them, yee would thinke there were nothing but holinesse in them, when as in the meane whyle their life is most detestable, and