A17698:2194
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.
for they will do nothing else but provoke his wrath, insomuch that when men turn away from Gods trueth, the more they enforce themselves forward; the further off do they still stray from it. Will we then keep the right way? Gods word must overmaster §10us. And this thing is yet the better confirmed to us, by Gods reserving of the place to himself wherein he would be served. For he could well have said by Moses; Choose what place you your selves like best, and when ye have so done, God will give you leave to come every man thither, and there to do him service. Al this might well have bin said. But God saith, it belongeth to me to choose, I will not give the choice to men. Herein we see how §20he reserveth the right of sovereignty to himself, to the end that the faithful should the better know, that it is not for them to enterprise aught at all adventure, but that it behoveth them to have warrant from above, so as they may say, God accepteth all that ever we do; for we do nothing but what he commandeth us, none of us dealeth upon his own head in this behalf. Wherefore let us mark well, that God hath here done us to understand, that he will not have §30his service mingled with our inventions, but that we should simply follow the things that are contained in his word. And so ye see that as concerning the things which I have said already, God was to be worshipped solemnly no where else than in the Temple of Jerusalem after it was declared: and that until that time, it behoved the Jews to resort to the Ark and to the Sanctuary. But now let us come back again to that which is set down here in writing.
for they will doe nothing else but prouoke his wrath, insomuch that when men turne away from Gods trueth, the more they inforce themselues foreward; the further off doe they still stray from it. Will wee then keepe the right way? Gods word must ouermaister §10vs. And this thing is yet the better confirmed to vs, by Gods reseruing of the place to himselfe wherein he woulde be serued. For he could well haue sayd by Moses; Choose what place you your selues lyke best, and when yee haue so done, God will giue you leaue to come euery man thither, and there to doe him seruice. Al this might wel haue bin sayd. But God sayth, it belongeth to mee to choose, I will not giue the choyce to men. Herein wee see how