A17698:219
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.
But Moses addeth yet one point more for the better confirming that God had as it were borne his people in his arms, saying That a §40night times he appeared to them as in a pillar of fire, and a daytimes he appeared to them as in a Cloud. We know that Gods showing of these two visible tokens, was to the end that the people should be assured of his presence: and those tokens were requisite for the leading of the people. For else in the night they should have been frighted with the wilderness which was very dreadful, as I have declared already. God therefore did give them light by night, whereby he showed §50that he was continually with them. And because they were in a hot and dry Country, he did spread a cloud over them in the day, which shadowed them from the burning of the Sun. We see then that these two tokens of Gods presence, served fitly for the easing of the Jews, and that in all these doings they felt his fatherly goodness. Again, the moe of such figures they had, the more were they convicted that GOD had governed them, and that he had a continual §60care of their welfare. And therefore doth Moses make express mention both of the fire and of the cloud, saying that neither night nor day GOD had ever forsaken them: so as they could not but know that he was with them, and that his grace accompanied them, as he saw meet and expedient for them.
But Moses addeth yet one point more for the better confirming that God had as it were borne his people in his armes, saying That a §40night times he appeared to them as in a pillar of fyre, and a daytimes hee appeared to them as in a Cloud. Wee knowe that Gods shewing of these two visible tokens, was to the end that ye people should bee assured of his presence: and those tokens were requisite for the leading of the people. For else in the night they should haue bene flighted with the wildernesse which was verie dreadfull, as I haue declared alreadie. God therefore did giue them light by night, whereby he shewed §50that he was continually with them. And bicause they were in a hotte and drye Countrie, he did spred a cloud ouer them in the day, which shadowed them from ye burning of the Sunne. Wee see then that these two tokēs of Gods presence, serued fitly for the easing of the Iewes, and that in all these dooings they felt his fatherly goodnesse. Againe, the moe of such figures they had, the more were they conuicted that GOD had gouerned them, and that he had a continuall