A17698:185
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.
Now then seeing that this delivering of them out of the land of Egypt, was a singular warrant of Gods goodness, love, and mercy towards them: must it not needs be that they were stark §60mad, when they twitted God with his bringing of them out of Egypt, charging him that he did it of hatred towards them? Were it possible that men should overshoot themselves so far, if they were not become stark devils? No: but as I said afore, this doctrine is written of the Jews that were in the time of Moses, to the intent that we should profit in the fear of God by their example, and bear in mind that they which will needs stand so wilfully in their vices, shall in the end fall to flat spiting of God, and blaspheme his name, turn good into evil, deface his mercy as much as they can, mingle heaven and earth together, and make a hellish confusion of all things. Wherefore let us stand in awe, and walk on in humility and wariness, glorifying God. Again, when we have committed God any fault, let us be afraid, yea and even mourn for it, and not pretend any matter or quarrel against God, but rather flee to his only mercy for refuge, being utterly ashamed and cast down in our selves. And so ye see what we have to mark upon this text, where it is said that the Jews murmured in their tents, saying that Gods bringing of them out of the land of Egypt, was because he hated them.
Now then seeing that this deliuering of them out of the land of Egypt, was a singular warrant of Gods goodnesse, loue, and mercie towardes them: must it not needes be that they were stark §60mad, when they twited God with his bringing of them out of Egypt, charging him that he did it of hatred towardes them? Were it possible that men should ouershoote themselues so farre, if they were not become starke deuils? No: but as I sayd afore, this doctrine is written of the Iewes that were in the time of Moses, to the intent that we should profite in the feare of God by their example, and beare in minde that they which will needes stand so wilfully in their vices, shall in the end fall to flat spiting of God, and blaspheme his name, turne good into euill, deface his mercie as much as they can, mingle heauen and earth together, and make a hellishe confusion of all thinges. Wherefore let vs stand in awe, and walke on in humilitie and warinesse, glorifying God. Againe, when we haue committed God any fault, let vs be afrayd, yea and euen mourne for it, and not pretend any matter or quarell against God, but rather flee to his onely mercie for refuge, being vtterly ashamed and cast downe in our selues. And so ye see what we haue to marke vppon this text, where it is sayd that the Iewes murmured in their tēts, saying that Gods bringing of them out of the land of Egypt, was because he hated them.