A17698:1825
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.
let us ⟨p. 468⟩assure our selves that he hath had pity of us, and regarded us, and never turned his eye from our benefit, to the end that we might be furnished and provided thereof. Furthermore, it is not enough for us to thank God when we have so felt his goodness: but like as Moses saith here, that his eyes are always upon the lands that are full of hills & dales, where hollow grounds are not at commandment to cut trenches in, nor streams at hand to water the fields as it were §10gardens: so when we think upon those things, we must bear in mind that God hath his eyes continually upon us, to the end that we also should lift up our eyes unto him, to call upon him and to resort to him for succour all the year long, & that when he hath given us a good season, we should pray for the continuance thereof thereafter, as we should have need of it, and it ought to provoke us to doc the like from day to day. But contrariwise, we see our own negligence. For when §20things fall out according to our mind, we do as it were despise God. If we see there hath bin a good seed time, then go to, let us make good cheer: seeing the seed time was so good, we are like to have as good a harvest. And do we wonder that God disappointeth us of our desire, because of such unthankfulness? What a lewdness is it? God hath his eyes upon us, & yet we shut our eyes at him, & kick & spurn against him, & mock at him: and think we that he either §30ought or can bear with such beastliness? Nay rather, seeing that he saith first, My children, I look upon you & have a care of you, to provide sustenance for you: it would become us to be answerable unto him. Seeing that our Lord beginneth after the fashion, what ought we to do? Ought we not at leastwise to say, well Lord, and we likewise will have an eye unto thee? Nay, contrariwise, when we have received benefits at his hand, we fall to kicking against him. He would take us into §40his protection, & we fall to flinging away from him. Again, where is the care that we ought to have to call upon him? It would become us to consider thus with our selves, Our Lord holdeth us as it were at the staves end, to the intent we should stand in awe of him: now therefore, let us not give our lusts the head: