A17698:2087
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.
Again, If thou have a friend (sayeth he) which is as deer to thee as thine own life: thou must lay thy hand upon him also to stone him: thou must not only be his accuser and give evidence against him; but thou must also set hand upon him without sparing: all mercy and pity must be put away in that case. Hereby we see in effect, as I said afore, that Gods will is to try us, whether we truly love him. And for that cause doeth he set down unto us whatsoever might hold us back, or hinder our desire from showing such zeal as we ought to have to the maintenance of his honour: declaring unto us that if any thing be an impediment to our continual keeping of the union of faith above all things, in such wise as it is contained in his word: we be traitors and false hearted towards him, and he will shake us off; and in stead of taking us for his children, he will give us over and banish us from his kingdom and his Church: for he will have that order ⟨p. 541⟩observed among those that are his. Mark that for one point.
Agayne, If thou haue a friende (sayeth hee) which is as deere to thee as thine owne life: thou must lay thy hande vppon him also to stone him: thou must not onely bee his accuser and giue euidence against him; but thou must also sette hande vppon him without sparing: all mercie and pitie must bee put away in that case. Hereby wee see in effect, as I sayde afore, that Gods will is to trie vs, whether wee truely loue him. And for that cause doeth he sette downe vnto vs whatsoeuer might holde vs backe, or hinder our desire from shewing such zeale as wee ought to haue to the mainteinaunce of his honour: declaring vnto vs that if any thing bee an impediment to our continuall keeping of the vnion of fayth aboue all thinges, in such wise as it is contayned in his woorde: wee bee traytoures and false hearted towardes him, and hee will shake vs off; and in steede of taking vs for his children, hee will giue vs ouer and banishe vs from his kingdome and his Churche: for hee will haue that order ⟨p. 541⟩obserued among those that are his. Marke that for one point.