A17698:230
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.
This is the matter which we have to bear away.
This is the matter which we haue to beare away.
So now likewise, when we see the world so far out of order that all is marred, and it seemeth that all men will needs spite GOD, and shut themselves out of all hope of salvation, by driving away the light of the Gospel that is given them: let us look for some vengeance at hand. For though God be patient: yet must he be fain in the end, to stretch out his arm to be revenged of such malice and contempt. On the one side, they to whom the Gospel is §50preached, do grow altogether heathenish, and it is seen that a number wax worse and worse, and wickedness becomes more excessive than it was in the time of the abominations of the Popedom, so that (to speak properly) it should seem that men become devils after their hearing of the Gospel. What is it I pray you, that a man shall see, yea and that commonly? That there is now no more love of God, no nor countenance of loving him, that Religion is let alone §60cold and dead, and that there is no more zeal in us than in a timber log. It is apparent then that Gods word is now adays stained and defiled with our iniquities, in so much that whereas we should be as burning Lamps to give light to the silly ignorant souls, we give them occasion of stumbling. Again on the other side, we see how the faithless do fight against God, seeking nothing else daily but to overthrow his trueth, and to cause it to be quenched out, that it might never be spoken off more. Seeing then that the whole world is so malicious, and that as well the one sort as the other do make open war against God, continuing still in their stubbornness which increaseth from day to day: must not God (after he hath waited for some conversion and amendment) execute his vengeance upon us as we deserve? Ye see then after what manner it behoveth us to prepare our selves, considering that wickedness is so great now adays, and so far past hope of recovery. But yet therewithal let us comfort our selves, and look also that in punishing the offenders God will not fail to keep still some seed to himself, so as he will always have some little flock to call upon him and to worship him. Let us not doubt then but that our Lord will always maintain his Church, to the intent to show himself sooth fast. Although all things seem forlorn and brought to confusion: