A17698:1894
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 in the end Moses addeth, that when the people were come into the land of promise, they should divide their company in two parts: the one half upon mount Garizim, & the other half upon mount Equal: & that they which should be upon mount Garizim, should pronounce the blessings; & that those which should be upon mount Ebal, should pronounce the curses, which thing we see was done accordingly. For this commandment shall be rehearsed yet again in the 27. Chapter of this book.1 And Joshua in his eighth Chapter declareth that he had obeyed the commandment of Moses. The effect of the story is, that when the people were entered into the land, they should meet with two mountains, the one called Hebal & the other Garizim. Now god had commanded that one part of the people, namely certain tribes, should be on the one side on mount Garizim; & that the rest of the tribes should be upon mount Hebal, & that the Levites should stand in the midst of the host bearing the Ark of God, to show that God was chief sovereign there, & that the Levites were as witnesses or sureties to undertake matters in the behalf of the people, like as if there were two parties to make some solemn match or covenant, a notary or register is present to take an oath betwixt them: even so God had ordained that the people should be there to hear & receive the doctrine of salvation, & that they should answer on their part, as in the passing of some solemn contract; to the end they might know upon what condition God had chosen them & preferred them before all other nations of the earth, as shall be showed hereafter in the foresaid 27. Chapter. And what were the blessings? They were a rehearsal of the same thing that God had spoken afore: namely, all such as keep my law shall be blessed; Al such as worship me with a pure conscience shall be blessed; all such as hallow my name, shall be blessed: all such as obey their fathers & mothers, shall be blessed: all that live chastely shall be blessed: all that abstain from deceit, extortion, & all manner of evil, shall be blessed. God then on his part promised blessing after that manner. Hereunto the people answered, Amen, Amen: that is to say, So be it: whereby they ratified that which had been spoken by the mouth of God. Again, on the contrary part, the curses were uttered on mount Hebal in this wise: Cursed be he that turneth aside after strange gods:
Now in the end Moses addeth, that when the people were come into the land of promise, they shoulde diuide their companie in two partes: the one halfe vpō mount Garizim, & the other halfe vpon mount Eall: & that they which should bee vppon mount Garizim, should pronounce the blessings; & that those which should be vpon mount Ebal, should pronounce the curses, which thing wee see was done accordingly. For this commandement shalbee rehearsed yet againe in the 27. Chapter of this booke.