A17698:2065
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.
On Saturday the xij. of October. 1555. The Lxxxvij Sermon, which is the second upon the thirteenth Chapter.
On Saturday the xij. of October. 1555. The Lxxxvij Sermon, which is the second vpon the thirteenth Chapter.
2.3 And the sign or miracle, &c. 4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and serve him, and stick to him: 5 But that Prophet or dreamer of dreams shall be put to death: for he hath spoken to turn you from the Lord your God (which hath brought you out of the land of Egypt, and delivered you from the house of bondage) and to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to walk in. And so shall you rid away the evil from among you.
2.3 And the signe or miracle, &c. 4 Yee shall walke after the Lorde your God, and feare him, and keepe his commaundements, and obey his voyce, and serue him, and sticke to him: 5 But that Prophet or dreamer of dreames shalbee put to death: for hee hath spoken to turne you from the Lorde your God (which hath brought you out of the lande of Egypt, and deliuered you from the house of bondage) and to thrust thee out of the way which the Lorde thy God hath commaunded thee to walke in. And so shall you ridde away the euill from among you.
We saw yesterday wherefore God giveth the bridle to Satan, in such wise, that he soweth many errors and corruptions, not only in the world, but also in the Church. For it is good reason that our faith should be tried, to weet whether we live in uprightness, soundness, and love before our God, or whether there §50be any feignedness in us. And there is not a truer trial thereof, than when we come to the encounter to know, whether Gods trueth ought to be invincible against all errors and leasings. And therefore let it not offend us when we see him sow darnel: but let us bethink us of that which is said here, namely, that our Lord will search us to the hard bottom, whether we bear reverence to his word in good earnest and unfeignedly or no. Not that he