A17698:2315
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.
And hereby we see also that it was superstitiously done of such as bear the name of Christians, to bring in a feast of Passover under pretence that the Jews had it: for the respects are far divers. I mean not that we may not have one day in the year, whereon to celebrate the remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ: for we must not run so rigorously into extremities, as that our infirmity might not have some help, to quicken it up withal, that we might the better bethink us all the time of our life, what benefit the rising again of our Lord Jesus Christ hath brought unto us. Well then may we have a day appointed to that purpose for orders sake: but to make a service of God thereof, or to think that we ought to fashion ourselves after the example of the Jews; that as they had their passovers, so ought we too: it were an abuse that tendeth to the turning of all things upside down, and a putting of a veil before the face of Jesus Christ, that men might not know the light of the Gospel. These things (as I said) were but shadows, whereof we have as now the body and substance: and therefore it is a hiding of Jesus Christ, when men bring in feasts after the manner of the Jews.
And hereby we see also that it was superstitiously done of such as beare the name of Christians, to bring in a feast of Passeouer vnder pretence that the Iewes had it: for the respectes are farre diuers. I meane not that we may not haue one day in the yeere, whereon to celebrate the remembraunce of the resurrection of our Lorde Iesus Christ: for we must not runne so rigorously into extremities, as that our infirmitie might not haue some helpe, to quicken it vppe withall, that we might the better bethink vs all the time of our life, what benefit the rysing againe of our Lord Iesus Christ hath brought vnto vs. Well then may we haue a day appointed to that purpose for orders sake: but to make a seruice of God thereof, or to thinke that we ought to fashion ourselues after the example of the Iewes; that as they had their passeouers, so ought we too: it were an abuse that tendeth to the turning of all thinges vpside downe, and a putting of a veyle before the face of Iesus Christ, yt men might not know the light of the Gospell. These things (as I saide) were but shadowes, whereof we haue as now the body and substance: and therefore it is a hiding of Iesus Christ, whē men bring in feasts after the maner of the Iewes.