A17698:2067
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.
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 §60knoweth not well enough what we be; (for it is not for himself that he doeth it:) but to the end that our faith should show it self, and that there should be true record thereof.
WEe sawe yesterday wherefore God giueth the brydle to Satan, in such wise, that hee soweth many errours and corruptions, not onely in the worlde, but also in the Church. For it is good reason that our faith should be tryed, to weete whether we liue in vprightnesse, soundnes, and loue before our God, or whether there §50bee any faynednesse in vs. And there is not a truer tryall thereof, than when wee come to the incounter to know, whether Gods trueth ought to bee inuincible against all erroures and leasings. And therefore let it not offende vs when wee see him sowe darnell: but let vs bethinke vs of that which is sayde here, namely, that our Lorde wil search vs to the harde bottome, whether wee beare reuerence to his worde in good earnest and vnfeynedly or no. Not that hee §60knoweth not welynough what wee bee; (for it is not for himselfe that hee doeth it:) but to the ende that our faith should shewe it selfe, and that there shoulde be true record thereof.