Sermons upon Deuteronomy

But by the way, we see that Moses spared not his own brother. For here he repeateth the sentence that God had given & also executed against him, & that was not for the honour of his own house. But what? His meaning was that God should be glorified, & men condemned. Yea & we see that his intent was not to conceal his own fault, but to show that God had punished him for it, though there were great cause of excuse in him, & all the blame was to have bin laid upon the people, because his overshooting of himself, was but in that one case, & that not through malice, but only through grief of mind. Yet notwithstanding he accuseth himself thereof, he acknowledgeth it openly, & maketh a chronicle of it to continue of record to the worlds end. Sith we see this, let us learn, not to be ashamed to confess our sins, & to show that God is righteous in punishing of us. Let us not go about to bury yt chastisements that God shall have sent upon us, as we see a number do, who when God sendeth never so notable punishments, could find in their hearts that they should never be spoken of. And why? Forsooth because it is not for their honour, worship, or honesty. Verily, as who should say, ye will needs be honourable in spite of God and his righteousness. Is it meeter that you should be regarded than the glory of his name? Now then, let us understand that if we have committed any fault, and God have reached out his hand to punish us: the same must be rehearsed among us, and we must think upon it, and we must always confess that God is righteous, and that we have well deserved that he should use correction towards us, sith we see that Moses beareth not with his own brother. That is the thing which we have to bear in mind.

But by the way, we see that Moses spared not his own brother. For here he repeteth the sentence yt God had giuen & also executed against him, & yt was not for ye honor of his own house. But what? His meaning was yt God should be glorified, & men condemned. Yea & we see that his intent was not to conceale his owne fault, but to shew that God had punished him for it, though there were great cause of excuse in him, & al the blame was to haue bin layd vpon the people, because his ouershooting of himselfe, was but in yt one case, & that not through malice, but onely through griefe of mind. Yet notwithstanding he accuseth himselfe thereof, he acknowledgeth it openly, & maketh a chronicle of it to continue of record to the worldes end. Sith wee see this, let vs learne, not to be ashamed to confesse our sinnes, & to shew that God is righteous in punishing of vs. Let vs not go about to burie yt chasticements that God shall haue sent vppon vs, as wee see a number doe, who when God sendeth neuer so notable punishmentes, coulde finde in their heartes that they shoulde neuer be spoken of. And why? Forsooth because it is not for their honour, worship, or honestie. Verily, as who should say, yee will needes be honorable in spyte of God and his righteousnesse. Is it meeter that you shoulde be regarded than the glorye of his name? Nowe then, let vs vnderstand that if wee haue committed any fault, and God haue reached out his hande to punishe vs: the same must be rehearsed among vs, and we must think vppon it, and wee must alwayes confesse that God is righteous, and that wee haue well deserued that hee should vse correction towardes vs, sith wee see that Moses beareth not with his owne brother. That is the thing which wee haue to beare in mynd.