A17698:1747
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.
17 For the Lord &c. 18 Who doth right to the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger to give him food and raiment. 19 Therefore love the stranger: for you your selves have been strangers in the land of Egypt. 20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and stick to him, and swear by his name. ⟨p. 446⟩21 He is thy praise, he is thy God, who hath done those great and terrible things for thee, which thine eyes have seen.
17 For the Lord &c. 18 Who doth right to the fatherlesse and widowe, and loueth the straunger to giue him foode and rayment. 19 Therefore loue the straunger: for you your selues haue beene straungers in the land of Egypt. 20 Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God, and serue him, and sticke to him, and sweare by his name. ⟨p. 446⟩21 Hee is thy praise, hee is thy God, who hath doone those great and terrible thinges for thee, which thine eyes haue seene.
WE saw yesterday, that to have a right zeal and affection in serving GOD, we must be sure that the religion which we hold of, is good and allowed of him. For so long as we stand in doubt, it is unpossible for us to go on with §10a free courage: we shall always go limping and as constrained: and if there be any earnest mind in us, the same proceedeth of an insensibleness, and not for that we be given in good earnest to serve the GOD whom we know not. And therefore we must be well and duly instructed, ear we can be disposed to do well. And that is the cause why Moses saith expressly here, that the GOD which uttered himself by the Law, and showed himself §20afore to the Patriarchs, is the God of Gods, and that there is not any other to be sought: insomuch that although we were very well disposed, and that we were never so full of devotion (as they say:) yet should all that ever we were able to do be nothing worth,