A17698:2120
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, as touching the second, we know how he was so horrible a blasphemer, that all men abhorred his lewd opinions: and yet for ⟨p. 546⟩all that, had he not his maintainers and defenders? Yes: for men showed them more favour than if they had been the nearest of their kin. And yet was it not evident that they conspired continually against God and his trueth, to wage battle against him? Therefore let us look nearlier to our selves, & to conclude let us understand that when God hath given us the grace to have the certainty of faith, so as we be grounded upon his word; we must hold us to it after such a §10sort, that whensoever we see any body go about to trouble the order which God hath set, we may all set our selves against it, and not tarry till all agree in one, but that whosoever of us doth first perceive the mischief, the same do discover it out of hand, and every of us do his duty in such wise, as such plaguey persons be not nourished among us. For (as I have declared already) we see there is such frailty in us, that a very little leaven will sower our whole batch §20of dowe;1 and as soon as we give ear to Satan's juggling tricks, by and by we be over-thrown and so entangled, that in the end we be carried quite away from our God and from the true religion.
Againe, as touching the seconde, we knowe how he was so horrible a blasphemer, that al mē abhorred his leawde opinions: and yet for ⟨p. 546⟩all that, had he not his maintainers and defenders? Yes: for men shewed them more fauour than if they had beene the neerest of their kin. And yet was it not euident that they conspired continually against God and his trueth, to wage battel against him? Therefore let vs looke neerlyer to our selues, & to conclude let vs vnderstād that when God hath giuen vs the grace to haue the certeintie of faith, so as we be grounded vpō his worde; wee must holde vs to it after such a §10sort, that whensoeuer we see any bodie go about to trouble the order which God hath set, wee may all set our selues against it, and not tary till al agree in one, but that whosoeuer of vs doth first perceiue the mischiefe, the same doe discouer it out of hande, and euery of vs do his duetie in such wise, as such plagie persons bee not nourished among vs. For (as I haue declared alreadie) wee see there is such frailtie in vs, that a verie little leauen will sower our whole batche