A17698:1687
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.
And therefore the party that is appointed to be a shepherd or minister must look that he obey God and serve his people. For we can not serve him that hath put us in office, but by serving of his Church. Ye see then how the Pope & all his hangers on, are disappointed of the things which they pretend to pertain to them of right. And if they devour the goods that were appointed to such as serve Gods Church: they must be fain ⟨p. 430⟩to yield an account of them in the end. For the world sees they be but idle bellies and idols, and not only that, but also deadly enemies to Gods honour, labouring to overthrow it to the uttermost of their power. Now then, all this gear must be cut off: for the nourishing & maintaining of them, is all one as if men were minded to mar all the good seed that is in Gods Church. True it is that where they usurp such tyranny, men may well hope that they shall yield a reckoning §10for it before God, and such as are held down in that bondage may well sigh & groan: And although they know it to be an intolerable treachery and extortion, that such exactions should be laid upon them: yet nevertheless they must be fain to bear with them. But whensoever the Church shall happen to be well reformed and well ordered, doubtless those Cormorants shall no longer devour the substance of Gods people after that fashion, but the things that have bin misused, shall be §20brought home to their good & holy use again, so as they shall serve to the nourishing & maintaining of such as have the charge of the preaching of Gods word, & also to the relieving and maintaining of the poor, after the manner of the priests in the old law, who (as we know) were bound there unto, insomuch that their having of such portion as I have told you of before, was for the relieving of the poor, & of such as were in penury. And so §30ye see how we may profit ourselves by this text.
And therfore ye party yt is appointed to be a shepherd or minister must looke yt he obey God and serue his people. For we can not serue him yt hath put vs in office, but by seruing of his Church. Yee see then how the Pope & al his hangers on, are disappointed of the things which they pretend to pertain to them of right. And if they deuour ye goods yt were apoīted to such as serue Gods Church: they must be fain