A17698:2150
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.
as soon as God giveth us discretion, let us apply our endeavour to understand that §60death besiegeth us every minute of an hour, and that we must not promise our selves life till the next morrow, nor set any term to God: for his daily prolonging of our life is but so much respiting of us. But howsoever we fa•e, let us be mindful of our own frailty▪ and let the same lead us to consider that if GOD take us out of this world, sooner than we looked for, it is meet that he should have us at commandment, and that every of us should offer up our own bodies to him in that manner of sacrifice, in suffering GOD to separate us asunder; that what friendship or bend of kindred soever there have been betwixt us, yet we may not fail to glorify God when he taketh away our kinsfolk and friends; nor use this beastly impatience, in pulling our selves by the hair of our heads, and in scratching and disfiguring of our faces, as though we knew not what it were, to live in the obedience of God▪ and to die in the same likewise.
as soone as God giueth vs discretion, let vs applie our indeuour to vnderstande that §60death beseegeth vs euerie minute of an houre, and that we must not promise our selues life till the nexte morrowe, nor set any terme to God: for his daylie prolonging of our life is but so much respiting of vs. But howesoeuer wee fa•e, let vs bee mindfull of our owne frailtie▪ and let the same leade vs to consider that if GOD take vs out of this worlde, sooner than wee looked for, it is meete that he shoulde haue vs at commaundement, and that euerie of vs shoulde offer vp our owne bodies to him in that manner of sacrifice, in suffering GOD to separate vs asunder; that what friendshippe or bende of kinred soeuer there haue beene betwixt vs, yet wee may not faile to glorifie God when he taketh away our kinsefolke and friends; nor vse this beastly impatience, in pulling our selues by the hayre of our heades, and in scratching and disfiguring of our faces, as though wee knewe not what it were, to liue in the obedience of God▪ and to die in the same likewise.