A17698:1653
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.
but he is the true high priest which hath appeased §40Gods wrath towards us. And he hath not only received the covenant, so as he may say that God hath told him that he will accept all such as submit themselves unto him: but he hath also ratified the same covenant with his own blood: that is the seal which he hath set unto it. Then if men will not be contented with such confirmation of Gods promises as is made in the person of his son: is it not a treading of his blood under foot to the uttermost §50of their power, and a striving to make it of none effect? Yes: and so we see that this text is so little able to arm the Papists, that it doth rather condemn them of unthankfulness before God, in that they have (to the uttermost of their power) disabled the grace that was brought them by the son of God, and not considered that Gods adopting of us was in his hand and by his means, who hath accomplished Gods promises in such wise by his blood as we may assure our selves of §60them without any doubting. Therefore let us mark well that whensoever we seek any patrons and advocates, it is an abolishing of the death & passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and therewithal an utter disannulling of all Gods promises, which ought to be sprinkled with his blood, according as we see how it was commanded in the Law,1 that the book should be besprinkled with the blood of the solemn sacrifice that was to be offered.2 When a sacrifice was to be offered, the blood of it was to be reserved, & sprinkled upon the tabernacle, upon the altar, and upon the book of the Law: to do us to wit, that there is none other mean to assure us of Gods promises, than by the besprinkling of them with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. For as for such as run gadding after their own imaginations, saying we must have such a patron and such an advocate: they (as much as in them lieth) so drain and dry up the blood of Gods son, as it may give no more force to the promises to assure us of our salvation.
but hee is the true high priest which hath appeased §40Gods wrath towardes vs. And hee hath not onely receiued the couenaunt, so as he may say that God hath tolde him that hee will accept all such as submit themselues vnto him: but he hath also ratified the same couenant with his owne bloud: that is the seale which he hath set vnto it. Then if men will not bee contented with such confirmation of Gods promises as is made in the person of his sonne: is it not a treading of his bloude vnder foote to the vttermost