A17698:2077
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.
Bet God for all that, will not fail to be had in estimation as I said afore: yea and that to our cost, if we go that way to work. For the very cause in deed, why we see the world infected with so many troubles and errors, is our laziness in that we have neither zeal nor disposition to beat down the leasings of Satan. Nay rather §40(which worse is) there are a great number which maintain them willingly. And yet in the mean while men cry out that all things are confounded, that all things go to havoc, and that there are so great troubles as is pity to behold. And what is the cause thereof? Even the princes that are willing to maintain errors, and further them by all means they can, so as it may seem that they be of Satan's setting up, as it were to uphold his part against §50God and his word. Their people likewise desire nothing so much, as to be fed with lies; that is all their seeking, and God sendeth it them. For (as I have showed afore) it is a just reward for them. Why then should men cry alas, or why should they be grieved at the matter, when all men both great and small seek the utter defacing of Gods trueth, and to give scope to all manner of leasings? Therefore let us learn in any wise to have the zeal and affection which §60our Lord commandeth us: or else it will come to pass the heresies and errors shall in the end pick out our eyes, if we feed them still as we be seen to do. Let us take the forementioned example of Ananias, and Jeremiah. Jeremiah taught in the name of God,1 and it was proved sufficiently that he stepped not forth on his own head: and yet for all that, the people would have had him to let them alone, that every man might have followed his own wicked lusts; they could not away with him, God his threatenings were to corrosive, and therefore every man sought to withstand Jeremiah. Yea (quoth they) shall this fellow trouble us thus continually? Now hereupon God sent a deceiver that went about to make Jeremiah a liar before all the people assembled in the Temple: and no doubt but a great number were offended at it specially such as might consider, or say thus: What? We have here the Temple of God, as he himself appointed,2 and it is the place where he will be worshipped; we have the Law, we have Gods promise that he will dwell among us for ever.