A17698:1907
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.
but as for the good, they cast it a great way off Now then let us beware of such manner of fathership, & let us use discretion in choosing out the true fathers, & let us put it in ure which Paul speaks of where he saith that all fatherhood dependeth upon God and upon our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thither (say I) must we refer our fatherhood, if we will have good fathers; so as God may be the chief father of them all, & they give record that they be his sons, that they may beget us by the uncorruptible seed of his word: or else there will be nothing but utter confusion. Thus ye see what we have to remember upon that saying.
but as for the good, they cast yt a great way off Now then let vs beware of such maner of fathership, & let vs vse discretiō in chosing out ye true fathers, & let vs put yt in vre which Paul speakes of where he sayth yt all fatherhood dependeth vpon God and vpon our Lord Iesus Christ.1 Thither (say I) must we refer our fatherhood, if we wil haue good fathers; so as God may be the chiefe father of them all, & they giue record yt they be his sonnes, yt they may beget vs by the vncorruptible seede of his word: or els there wilbe nothing but vtter confusion. Thus ye see what we haue to remember vpon that saying.
Now heretofore Moses addeth further, that the Jews must not serve God at the first, and afterward become cold: but that they must persevere in it all the time of their life. And after that manner will God be honoured of us. For he taketh us not to hire for certain days, & then to let us go, or to give us leave to depart at the end of our term: he taketh us for life & death. And it is good reason, as S. Paul showeth us where he saith that our Lord Jesus died & rose again to reign both over the quick & the dead.