A17698:1803
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.
For we see that in the countries where the Gospel is, there is more inordinate liberty & more lewdness than is among the papists. Whereby we may §30understand, that God doth justly give them over. For when men have heard the gospel and will not believe it: they must needs always become devils incarnate and as bad as monsters, so as nothing may be seen in them but cursed disorder. In deed the Papists, forasmuch as they be deadly enemies unto God, are well worthy of the reprobate mind wherein they be. But as for them that boast of the Gospel, & make a mock of it, utterly refusing all good doctrine, & fighting against god:§40 must not God needs utter greater rigour towards them, as men see he hath done? And a man needs not to look far for the matter. Let us but look a little about us, & we shall see that Gods vengeance hath broken out to the uttermost, upon those unhappy creatures which do so refuse his grace daily offered unto them. Now then, if those kind of folk conceive rancour against all goodness, what get they by it, but that they heap up still greater punishment upon their own heads? But as for our §50part, let us learn to keep our selves in array under the standard of our God: and then let us assure our selves▪ that as he made Aaron's rod to flourish in spite of all the rebels, so will he also make the order to flourish which he hath set among us. Let us wait upon him, & rest upon that order: and in the mean while shroud our selves under his wings, and not seek any thing against his preeminence & dignity, but honour him all of us both great & small. If we proceed after that fashion, we may well hope §60that as he wrought then, so will he continue also towards us.
For wee see yt in the countries where the Gospel is, there is more inordinate liberty & more leaudnes than is among ye papistes. Whereby we may §30vnderstande, yt God doth iustly giue them ouer. For when men haue heard ye gospel and will not beleeue it: they must needs alwayes become deuils incarnate and as badde as monsters, so as nothing may be seen in thē but cursed disorder. In deede ye Papists, forasmuch as they be deadly enemies vnto God, are well worthy of ye reprobate minde wherin they be. But as for them that boast of ye Gospel, & make a mocke of it, vtterly refusing al good doctrine, & fighting against god: