A17698:1974
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.
And let us mark well that it belonged to God to choose the place, as hath bin told you before, so as the Israelites had not leave to spy it out them selves, & to say, This is the fittest place: but God bare all the stroke alone. Hereby we be done to understand that it is not for us to set up a service of god after our own liking, but that we must hearken unto him, and so receive his word as nothing be added thereunto, as shall be declared yet better in the end of this chapter. And verily when as he saith that he will chose it in one of their Tribes: thereby he doth us to understand that we must not envy our brethren, though one of them be more honoured than another. Let it content us that god accepteth our service; & although some of us be lesser and some greater and excellenter than others: yet must not that breed any heartburning among us, nor occasion us to be grieved at Gods granting of more favour unto others than to us: but every of us must do his duty in his own degree, & seek no further but to be received at Gods hand all together, both they that go before, and they that come after.
And let vs marke wel that it belonged to God to choose the place, as hath bin told you before, so as ye Israelites had not leaue to spie it out thē selues, & to say, This is the fittest place: but God bare all ye stroke alone. Hereby we be done to vnderstād yt it is not for vs to set vp a seruice of god after our own lyking, but yt we must herken vnto him, and so receiue his woord as nothing be added thereunto, as shalbe declared yet better in ye end of this chapter. And verily when as he saith that he will chose it in one of their Tribes: thereby he doth vs to vnderstand that we must not enuie our brethren, though one of them be more honoured than another. Let it content vs that god accepteth our seruice; & although some of vs be lesser and some greater and excellenter than others: yet must not that breed any hartburning among vs, nor occasion vs to be greeued at Gods graunting of more fauour vnto others than to vs: but euery of vs must doe his dewtie in his owne degree, & seeke no further but to bee receiued at Gods hande all togither, both they that goe before, and they that come after.