A17698:1841
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 whensoever we fall to worshipping him after our own device; we do set up an idol in our own brain:§20 & that is a thing which he utterly mislyketh, rejecteth, and abhorreth. Thus ye see that the thing which we have to remember upon this place is, that seeing God hath granted us the grace to have his word to be our guide, we ought to be the more watchful: & sith we be so weak as we need not any thing to thrust us out of the way; we ought to take so much the more heed, that we may profit daily by his word. And besides that, let us assure our selves throughly, that it is not enough for us to §30ween we do well: for we win nothing by being deceived, our case is never a whit amended by it before God: & therefore let us learn to pray him to enlighten us. And therewithal let us know, that when God hath showed us his will, we must hold us to it without adding aught thereto. Thus ye see in effect what we have to remember upon this text of Moseses.
For whensoeuer we fal to worshipping him after our owne deuice; we doe set vp an idoll in our owne braine:§20 & that is a thing which he vtterly mislyketh, reiecteth, and abhorreth. Thus ye see yt the thing which we haue to remember vpon this place is, yt seeing God hath graunted vs ye grace to haue his word to be our guide, we ought to be ye more watchfull: & sith we be so weake as we neede not any thing to thrust vs out of the way; we ought to take so much ye moore heede, yt we may profit dayly by his word. And besides yt, let vs assure our selues throughly, that it is not enough for vs to §30weene we doe well: for we win nothing by being deceiued, our case is neuer a whit amended by it before God: & therefore let vs learn to pray him to inlighten vs. And therewithall let vs knowe, yt whē God hath shewed vs his wil, we must hold vs to it without adding aught thereto. Thus yee see in effect what we haue to remēber vpon this text of Moseses.