Sermons upon Deuteronomy

Now let us come to the conclusion that Moses §60addeth. Look thou do all that I command thee this day, without adding any thing to it or taking any thing from it. Here he showeth us the remedy to preserve us from all stumbling, and from all the wiles of Satan and all his snares, and from all occasions that are ministered to thrust us out of the way of salvation: and that is, to be contented with the rule that GOD giveth us, and to follow the same, and to be so pliable to it, as we always have our ears stopped against all other sayings whatsoever, rejecting all things else, that none but only GOD may have dominion over us. And so let us mark well, that we shall never have the wit to keep our selves from superstition, and from Satan's sleights; except our Lord remedy the matter by his word. True it is that we ought to give good ear to the counsel that is given us, and not to follow the follies and errors of the world, nor entangle our selves in such a sort of fond toys; but to be short, to eschew all the foolish devotions that men have devised of their own heads; we ought well to mark that. But yet is not that enough. For there is none of us all which hath not a storehouse of many errors in his own head, in so much that every of us is a provocation to himself although we be not furthered by others. What remedy then? There is none other way, but to suffer our selves to be governed by God. And that is the cause why Moses, after all his exhortations, telleth us that if we follow not Gods word, we shall ever be entangled in many wicked imaginations, whereby the devil will find a gap open, or as it were a breach to win us by. Therefore if we purpose to put Satan back, and to be preserved from all uncleanness of superstition: let Gods word have his authority among us.

Now let vs come to the conclusion that Moses §60addeth. Looke thou doe all that I commaunde thee this daye, without adding any thing to it or taking any thing from it. Heere hee sheweth vs the remedie to preserue vs from all stumbling, and from all the wiles of Satan and al his snares, and from all occasions that are ministred to thrust vs out of the way of saluation: and that is, to bee contented with the rule that GOD giueth vs, and to followe the same, and to bee so pliable to it, as wee alwayes haue our eares stopped against all other sayinges whatsoeuer, reiecting all thinges else, that none but onely GOD may haue dominion ouer vs. And so let vs marke well, that wee shall neuer haue the witte to keepe our selues from superstition, and from Satans sleightes; except our Lord remedie the matter by his word. True it is that wee ought to giue good eare to the counsell that is giuen vs, and not to followe the follies and errors of the world, nor intangle our selues in such a sorte of fond toyes; but to bee shorte, to eschewe all the foolishe deuotions that men haue deuised of their owne heades; wee ought well to marke that. But yet is not that enough. For there is none of vs all which hath not a storehouse of many errors in his own head, in so much yt euery of vs is a prouocation to himselfe although we be not furthered by others. What remedy then? There is none other way, but to suffer our selues to be gouerned by God. And that is the cause why Moses, after all his exhortations, telleth vs that if wee followe not Gods worde, wee shall euer bee intangled in many wicked imaginations, whereby the diuell will finde a gappe open, or as it were a breache to win vs by. Therefore if wee purpose to put Satan backe, and to bee preserued from all vncleanesse of superstition: let Gods word haue his authoritie among vs.