A17698:1728
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 in deed, we see that the greatest number of that people have bin cast off, and as it were banished from Gods favour, so as there remained but a small remnant of them, not only at some one time, but also even after the captivity of Babylon, according to this foresaying of the prophet Isaiah:1 Although thou wart never so many in number, so as thy folk were as the sand of the sea, yet shall the remnant of you be very small that God will save. For the hypocrites abused Gods promise falsely. And because it was said that the people should be in multitude as the sand of the sea, they bragged at the sight of a great number, and in the mean while despised God. But he telleth them that he could aswell diminish them, as he had multiplied them: so as there should remain but a small portion of them. And so it came to pass, insomuch as the prophet saith,2 that if God had not reserved ⟨p. 440⟩some seed, the country of Judah had bin as Sodom & Gomorrah, & God had utterly rooted them out as they had well deserved.
And in deede, we see that the greatest number of that people haue bin cast off, and as it were banished from Gods fauour, so as there remained but a small remnant of them, not onely at some one time, but also euen after the captiuity of Babilon, according to this foresaying of the prophet Esay:1 Although thou wart neuer so many in nūber, so as thy folke were as the sande of the sea, yet shall the remnant of you be very small yt God wil saue. For the hypocrites abused Gods promise falsly. And because it was sayd yt the people shold be in multitude as the sande of the sea, they bragged at the sight of a great number, and in the meane while dispised God. But he telleth them that he coulde aswell diminish them, as he had multiplied them: so as there should remaine but a small portion of them. And so it came to passe, insomuch as the prophet sayth,2 yt if God had not reserued ⟨p. 440⟩