A17698:2086
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.
Moses could have said singly, If thy brother, thy wife, thy son, or some friend of thine inde• thee, and go about to allure thee to naughtiness; but he addeth (which is of much more vehemency) If thy brother the son of thy mother, which lay in the same belly that thou thy self diddest. And to what end is this done of GOD, but to search the bottom of our affections, by entering even unto our bowels, as if he should say, I will see whether ye love me better than ye do these carcasses? For what is thy brother? He is but a mortal creature and I will see whether thou set more store by him than by me. Nay (say we) but he and I lay both in one belly. That is true, (saith GOD:) but is it not meet that I should always have the upper hand and highest preeminence? The same case is it when he sayeth, thine own son, thine own daughter, thy wife that sleepeth in thy bosom. He could have said singly; thy wife: but he sayeth, No, thou must forget and quite and clean shake off all the love which thou bearest to thy wife, if she go about to pluck thee away from me.
Moses coulde haue sayde singly, If thy brother, thy wife, thy sonne, or some friende of thine inde• thee, and goe aboute to allure thee to naughtinesse; but hee addeth (which is of much more vehemencie) If thy brother the sonne of thy mother, which laye in the same bellie that thou thy selfe diddest. And to what ende is this doone of GOD, but to searche the bottome of our affections, by entering euen vnto our bowels, as if hee shoulde say, I will see whether yee loue mee better than yee doe these carkesses? For what is thy brother? Hee is but a mortall creature and I will see whether thou sette more store by him than by mee. Naye (say wee) but he and I laye both in one bellie. That is trewe, (sayth GOD:) but is it not meete that I shoulde alwayes haue the vpper hande and highest preheminence? The same case is it when hee sayeth, thine owne sonne, thine owne daughter, thy wife that sleepeth in thy bosome. Hee coulde haue sayde singly; thy wife: but hee sayeth, No, thou muste forgette and quite and cleane shake off all the loue which thou bearest to thy wife, if shee goe about to plucke thee away from me.