A17698:1724
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.
15 Yet notwithstanding the Lord hath through love acquainted himself with thy fathers, and loved them, and chosen their seed after them, that is to wit, even you above all people, as appeareth this day. 16 Therefore cut away the foreskin of your hearts, and harden not your necks from henceforth. 17 For the Lord your God is God of Gods, and Lord of Lords, a great, mighty and terrible God, which regardeth not any mans person, nor taketh any gifts.
15 Yet notwithstanding the Lorde hath through loue acquainted himselfe with thy fathers, and loued them, and chosen their seede after them, that is to wit, euen you aboue all people, as appeareth this day. 16 Therefore cutte away the foreskin of your heartes, and harden not your neckes from henceforth. 17 For the Lord your God is God of Gods, and Lord of Lords, a great, mightie and terrible God, which regardeth not anie mans person, nor taketh anie giftes.
We have to lay forth more at large, the sentence that was begun yesterday, which is, that here Moses declareth unto the Jews, that all the goodness which they had, proceeded of Gods love, yea even of free love. For his loving of them above all other people was not for that they were worthier, but because it so pleased him. Moreover, he addeth that God took not §10Abraham only, but also all his offspring into his favour, so as his choosing of the people, proceeded thereof. Whereof cometh it then, that the Jews were so preferred before all the rest of the world? If we say it was because they were better than the rest, that is a manifest gainsaying of God, who will have us to acknowledge his only favour & goodness in that behalf. Then let us conclude, that God sought not the cause thereof else where than in himself: But that his will was to lay §20forth the infinite treasures of his mercy, to show that he was not indebted to any creature, but that his bearing of good will towards them, is for that he himself is good, and therefore all things are to be referred to his praise according as the scripture showeth that his choosing of his church in all ages hath been to that end.