A17698:177
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 although Moses was the writer of this Book: yet is it the holy Ghosts doing, who used him as an instrument. Now then, where it is said That the spies reported it to be a good land: we see that the two are set down at it were in the room of all the twelve, and the other ten are laid underfoot. For they were not worthy to be remembered, and we know that God destroyed them for their untrustiness. Then if §50there be any deceivers that seduce the common people, so as their wicked doctrine is received, and men like well of them, and in the mean while there are very few that teach us to serve God purely: let us hear those few, & let us not stick to say, These are the teachers that instruct us rightly what we ought to do. Though the number of their adversaries be never so great, let us not make any account of them, forasmuch as we see that God destroyeth them,§60 & that they be as it were razed out of his book: for behold, this story written by Moses is the very register of God. Insomuch that whereas on the one side ten men had conspired to miscarry the people, they were all rejected, & God made no reckoning nor account of them. And [on the contrary part] whereas there were but two that encouraged the people faithfully: those were put in number for all the rest, for they were well worthy to be esteemed as ministers and shepherds in Gods Church, for their due performing of their charge. Therefore if we mark this text, we shall be throughly armed and fenced against all the stumbling blocks that trouble most men, who when they see a sort of dogs barking at Gods trueth, are utterly at their wits end, and know not what to do nor where to become. Wherefore let us look to observe the rule that God giveth us: & then shall we ever keep on our course, & never be turned out of the way for the troubles and divisions that we see in the world.
And although Moses was the writer of this Booke: yet is it the holy Ghostes dooing, who vsed him as an instrument. Now then, where it is saide That the spies reported it to bee a good land: wee see that the two are set downe at it were in the roome of all the twelue, and the other tenne are laid vnderfoote. For they were not worthie to bee remembred, and we knowe that God destroyed them for their vntrustinesse. Then if §50there bee any deceiuers that seduce the common people, so as their wicked doctrine is receiued, and men like well of them, and in the meane while there are very fewe that teache vs to serue God purely: let vs heare those fewe, & let vs not sticke to say, These are the teachers that instruct vs rightly what wee ought to doe. Though the nomber of their aduersaries be neuer so great, let vs not make any account of thē, forasmuch as we see that God destroyeth them,