A17698:1577
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.
I Began to show you yesterday, how foul and cursed the fault was which Moses upbraideth the people withal in this place: and that the cause why he did set it before §30them, was to the end they should be the better humbled thereby. And here he addeth a record of the greatness of that fault, in that it provoked Gods wrath so sore, that he would have destroyed and rooted out that people, and put out the remembrance of them for ever. Now if God do measure his anger▪ and can skill to punish mens offences according to the greatness of them: it must needs be concluded that this offence was very horrible, seeing §40that God having delivered his people, and having wrought so many miracles for them, would nevertheless so wipe them out as they should never be spoken of more. That then was the meaning of Moses: verily as if he should say, ye wretched folk, consider what ye be and what ye have been. For whereas ye were redeemed by the hand of GOD, you by revolting from him after ye had received such favour, deserved to §50have been so rooted out, as no remembrance of you might have remained in the world, and sentence thereof was given also. Had not I entreated for you, GOD had determined to have destroyed you. Now go make your brags, imagine I wot not what of your selves, impute your obtaining of this land to your own righteousness, to your own power, or to some other thing else. Nay contrariwise, ye see what ye have done: ye §60have (to the uttermost of your power) undone the deliverance of your selves which GOD had wrought, ye have forsaken the salvation that was promised you, and the inheritance that was prepared for you: and to be short it was meet that God should have poured out his horrible vengeance upon you, Therefore learn to magnify his mercy, considering that ye have provoked him so sore. Thus ye see in effect whereto this saying of Moses is to be referred.
I Began to shewe you yesterday, howe foule and cursed the faulte was which Moses vpbraideth the people withal in this place: and that the cause why hee did set it before §30thē, was to the end they should be ye better humbled therby. And here he addeth a recorde of the greatnesse of that fault, in that it prouoked Gods wrath so sore, that hee would haue destroyed and rooted out that people, and put out the remembrance of them for euer. Nowe if God doe measure his anger and can skill to punishe mens offences according to the greatnesse of them: it must needes bee concluded that this offence was verie horrible, seeing