A17698:1761
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.
is it not an open despising of God, and a defying of him, as it were to bid him battle? In deed we will not take it so, but God will not refer himself to our vain opinion and fancy. Whatsoever come of it, let §60us mark well, that although the widows be shaken off as to the worldward, though fatherless children be put to the spoil, though poor strangers be scorned and trodden under foot: yet doth God set nevertheless store by them, but hath his eyes continually upon them, and will surely maintain them. And therefore unless we purpose to have God our adversary, and that he should show himself to be our deadly enemy; let us abstain from all wrong dealing, extortion outrage, deceit, and malice, towards those that are friendless in respect of the world, and utterly destitute of all shifts, and after a sort set open to the spoil, as I said afore. Let us not oppress them, least God set himself against us, & show himself to be their continual shield. Mark well this first fruit which we have to gather of the said lesson that was given to the Jews in old time, to the end that if we fear not the punishment of men, we may yet be afraid of the determinate sentence that God setteth down: which is, that he will not overslip the wrongful troubling of poor folk, without showing of himself to be on their side, and that he hath taken their quarrel in hand, according to this saying, that he will do them right.
is it not an open despising of God, and a defying of him, as it were to bid him battaile? In deede we wil not take it so, but God wil not referre himselfe to our vaine opinion and fancie. Whatsoeuer come of it, let §60vs marke well, that although the widowes bee shaken off as to the worldward, though fatherles children bee put to the spoyle, though poore straungers be skorned and troden vnder foote: yet doth God set neuertheles store by them, but hath his eyes continually vpon them, and will surely maintayne them. And therefore vnles we purpose to haue God our aduersary, and that he should shew himselfe to bee our deadly enemy; let vs abstaine from all wrong dealing, extorsion outrage, deceite, and malice, towards those that are friendlesse in respect of the world, and vtterly destitute of all shiftes, and after a sorte set open to the spoyle, as I said afore. Let vs not oppresse them, least God set himselfe against vs, & shew himselfe to be their continuall shield. Mark well this first fruite which wee haue to gather of the said lesson that was giuen to the Iewes in old tyme, to the end that if we feare not the punishment of men, we may yet be afraid of the determinate sentence that God setteth downe: which is, that hee will not ouerslip the wrongfull trubling of poore folke, without shewing of himselfe to be on their side, and that he hath taken their quarell in hand, according to this saying, that he will doe them right.