A17698:1961
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.
When they once take that liberty, they disguise the trueth, and there is no end of their leasings. Therefore let us beware that we hold our selves short, specially when God hath given us rest from our enemies, & we dwell in a place where we may worship him purely, let us keep the simplicity that he commandeth, & alloweth by his word, without any swerving aside from the same how little soever it be. For we had need to keep our selves far off from all corruptions, if we be determined to obey our God. And why so▪ For mans heart is a dreadful gulf. And again, every man draws his neighbour into error after him. Therefore it is like an endless maze whereof there is no way out again, unless the thing ⟨p. 506⟩be observed that is spoken here: namely that men do not what every man thinks good in his own eyes.
Whē they once take yt libertie, they disguise the trueth, and there is no end of their leasings. Therfore let vs beware yt we hold our selues short, specially whē God hath giuen vs rest from our enemies, & wee dwel in a place where we may worship him purely, let vs keepe ye simplicitie yt he commaundeth, & alloweth by his word, wtout any swaruing aside from ye same how little soeuer it be. For we had need to keepe our selues farre off frō al corruptions, if we be determined to obey our God. And why so▪ For mans heart is a dreadful gulfe. And again, euery mā drawes his neighbor into error after him. Therefore it is like an endlesse maze wherof there is no way out again, vnlesse ye thing ⟨p. 506⟩be obserued that is spoken here: namely that men do not what euery man thinks good in his owne eyes.
And let us note also▪ that by this saying, all our intents (as men term them) are condemned, though they seem never so good to our selves. For we be no competent Judges; God must tell us what is good: & if we on our side find any apparent reason, it is altogether but smoke. So then for as much as God in this place setteth his own word, and the testimony of his will, directly against