A17698:1804
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.
But by the way let us bear in mind what Moses saith here. Bethink your selves (saith he) even to keep the commandments which I set before you this day. Hereby he showeth us whereto the minding of the chastisements which we have perceived to have bin done by Gods hand, should serve us. Namely to bring us unto his obedience. For if we think to quit our selves by condemning such as have so troubled gods order, & gone about to overthrow the doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ: and yet in the mean while do play same pageants, and follow their footsteps within an hour after: surely we shall be double punished. We see what befell to Jehu▪ 1and it is a looking glass for us to behold continually. For if a judge turn his one hand unto bribes, and punish thieves with the other for his own profit: is not he himself worthy of double punishment? Even so stood that case with Jehu. True it is that God used his service in punishing the idolatries & abominations of Achabs house: but yet for all that, Jehu himself followed the same, & therefore was God fain to punish him also as a robber, & to use greater rigour against him than against the house of Ahab, though all things were out of order there and full of wickedness. As much shall befall us when we shall have condemned the wicked, and the despisers of God, and such as have turned quite & clean against him: if we our selves resemble them afterward. Therefore let us take heed to that which is spoken here, which is that God calleth us home to him, by our beholding of the desolation that men had practised. Very well then, our Lord punisheth them: but his punishing of the wicked is for our benefit. For his meaning is that by their example we should learn to turn head when we have gone astray, that whereas erst we followed him not, ne framed our lives according to his word, we should come to atonement again in him, and take heed to our conversation, that we observe all the commandments which he setteth before us.
But by the way let vs beare in mind what Moses saith here. Bethink your selues (saith he) euen to keepe the commaundementes which I set before you this day. Hereby he sheweth vs whereto ye minding of the chastisements which we haue perceiued to haue bin done by Gods hand, shold serue vs. Namely to bring vs vnto his obedience. For if we think to quit our selues by condemning such as haue so troubled gods order, & gone about to ouerthrow the doctrine of our Lord Iesus Christ: and yet in the meane while do play same pageants, and followe their footesteppes within an houre after: surely wee shalbe double punished. Wee see what befell to Iehu