A17698:210
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.
To be short, all the good that God doeth us, ought to serve us to confirm our faith.
To be short, all the good that God doeth vs, ought to serue vs to confirme our faith.
But now let us see what our unthankfulness is. For hath there passed any day since our coming into the world, wherein God hath not assisted us a thousand ways? yea and did we not find him a father, before we knew him, yea and even before we came out of our mothers womb? How should the child be nourished in the mothers womb when he is there as in a grave, unless God uttered a wonderful goodness therein? Be we once entered into the world? behold, we be hemmed in round about with miseries. Could we pass over one minute of an hour, if God showed not himself to have a continual care of us? Now then seeing that our God hath uttered himself unto us so many ways: is there any excuse for us if we be still in doubt and distrust of him, so as we cannot lean unto him? Again let every man look upon himself [how God hath dealt with him particularly.] For besides the common course of this worldly life, and the things that are ordinary to all men, every man ought to consider thus: Go to, I have bin in such a danger and in such a necessity, and god hath helped me. How hath he wrought with me unto this day? Hath it bin long of my self that I have not bin undone and destroyed a hundred thousand times? was it through mine own power, that I have bin preserved? No. Then must it needs be that I had his help to save me, during the time that I was as good as senseless. And afterward he showed me the like favour again, when I had not yet any discretion to acknowledge it and to honour him for it. Now if I have received so many benefits of him: ought I not to hope that he will continue to do so to me still hereafter? Let every man then bethink him of the benefits that he hath received at Gods hand, as well for his soul as for his body: and then shall we be sufficiently convicted, that he hath poured out the riches of his goodness upon us, and that in such sort, as we may well trust in him, that he will never forsake us nor put us out of mind. After this manner must we put this text in ure, where Moses speaketh to the Jews and saith thus: consider what you have found at the hand of your God unto this hour. How hath he dealt with you? how mightily hath he overmastered the land of Egypt, and delivered you from the bondage wherein you were?