A17698:1996
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.
It was not for that they had robbed by the highways sides, or for that they had so beaten or stricken folk, as they might have been indited for it before earthly Judges, but it was for the pilferies and extortions which they had committed secretly, and for their wrongful consuming of other mens substances. Although then that there be no open murder committed nor any such outrageous act done as may be condemned by ordinary justice: yet doeth not God accept that as sufficient, except we be free from all raven, and wrong dealing, and have lived so uprightly among our neighbours, as we have done nothing to them which we would not have done unto our selves.
It was not for that they had robbed by the highwayes sides, or for that they had so beaten or stricken foolke, as they might haue beene indited for it before earthly Iudges, but it was for the pilferies and extorsions which they had committed secretely, and for their wrongfull consuming of other mens substaunces. Although then that there bee no open murther committed nor any such outrageous act done as may be condemned by ordinarie iustice: yet doeth not God accept that as sufficient, except wee bee free from all rauin, and wrong dealing, and haue liued so vprightly among our neighbours, as we haue done nothing to them which wee woulde not haue done vnto our selues.
Moreover we have to note how Saint John in his Canonical Epistle saith that he which hateth his neighbour in his heart,1 is a murderer already before God. Although this hatred of ours be not known, although we show no outward token to the worldewarde that we be carried with desire of revenge, although there appear no such thing as may discover our malice unto men: Yet are we guilty of murder before God, if we have any heartburning at all within us. For even that were a giving of place unto Satan, as Saint Paul telleth us here where he warneth us that the sun should not go down upon our anger.2