A17698:2013
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.
29 When the Lord thy God shall have rooted out before thy face the nations which thou goest to possess, so as thou hast them in possession and dwellest in their Land: 30 Then beware thou be not snared by them, after that they be overcome before thee. And enquire not after their gods, saying: Howe did these nations serve their gods? I will do so too. 31 Thou shalt not do so to the Lord thy God. For they have done all such things to their gods, as the Lord abhorreth and hateth. For they have burnt even their sons and daughters in fire to their gods. 32 Therefore whatsoever I command you, look that ye do it, and put not any thing to it, neither take any thing from it.
29 When the Lorde thy God shal haue rooted out before thy face the nations which thou goest to possesse, so as thou hast them in possession and dwellest in their Lande: 30 Then beware thou be not snared by them, after that they be ouercome before thee. And enquire not after their gods, saying: Howe did these nations serue their gods? I wil doe so too. 31 Thou shalt not doe so to the Lorde thy God. For they haue done all such things to their gods, as the Lorde abhorreth and hateth. For they haue burnt euen their sonnes and daughters in fire to their gods. 32 Therefore whatsoeuer I commaund you, looke that yee doe it, and put not any thing to it, neither take any thing from it.
When we hear that Moses warneth the Jews that they turn not away from the right serving of God after his setting of §40them in possession of their inheritance: we may think they were a very malicious people, & right hard to be governed. For what is it that Moses requireth of them? That they should not forget the party that had redeemed them, and afterward given them his law, but that they should hold themselves at a stay, and not defile themselves with the superstitions of the heathen. And they had two things to hold them to the service of §50God. For they ought to have borne in mind after what manner he had delivered them from the bondage of Egypt: and did not such a gracious goodness well deserve that they should have persisted continually in the acknowledging of their redeemer? Again they had very fair looking glasses set before them for example, in that they saw that Gods rooting out of the inhabitants of the Land of Canaan, was a token that he could not away with any of all