A17698:1902
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.
These are the ordinances and Laws which ye shall keep, that ye may do them in the Land which the Lord God of thy fathers hath given thee of possess, all the days which thou shalt live upon the earth. 2 Ye shall destroy all the places wherein the people, whom ye shall conquer have served their gods, whether it be upon high mountains, or upon the hills, or under any manner of green trees. 3 Also ye shall dig down their Altars, and break their images, and burn their woods with fire. Ye shall destroy the images of their gods, and dispatch the names of them out of that place. 4 Ye shall not deal so with the Lord your God. 5 But look what place soever the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to set his name in and to dwell in: there shall ye seek him, and thither shall ye resort.
THese are the ordinaunces and Lawes which yee shal keepe, that yee may doe them in the Lande which the Lord God of thy fathers hath giuen thee of possesse, all the dayes which thou shalt liue vpon the earth. 2 Ye shall destroy all the places wherein the people, whom yee shal conquere haue serued their gods, whether it be vpon high mountaines, or vpon the hils, or vnder any maner of greene trees. 3 Also yee shall digge downe their Altars, and breake their images, and burne their woods with fire. Yee shall destroy the images of their gods, and dispatch the names of them out of that place. 4 Yee shall not deale so with the Lord your God. 5 But looke what place soeuer the Lord your God shal choose out of al your tribes to set his name in and to dwel in: there shall yee seeke him, and thither shall yee resorte.
Whereas Moses exhorteth the people here again to observe the ordinances & statutes of the law,§30 and to do them; it doth us to understand, that if we be not diligent in following Gods will, we shall soon be carried away unto wickedness one way or other. For it falleth out upon us that we do commit many faults through oversight, we stumble at every turning of a hand because the devil doth easily beguile us; & we have no great wit or discretion in us, our mind is full of fondness, & consequently unconstant: & therefore if we be not very diligent §40