A17698:232
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.
yet will God work after such a fashion, as we shall see in the end, that he hath had a regard of his promise, and that he will show himself faithful and prove himself so in deed.
yet will God worke after such a fashion, as wee shall see in the ende, that he hath had a regard of his promise, and that he will shew himselfe faithfull and prooue himselfe so in deede.
But let us mark well, that the Church shall not always be visible so as we shall perceive it. It shall seem [now and then] that all is come to nought: Like as when God made the people to turn back again, he said unto them, Get ye into the wilderness towards the red Sea, as though they should have returned again into Egypt. Here is such a great confusion, as it might well seem that he minded not any more that the land of Canaan should be given for an heritage unto those to whom it was promised. Ye see then that for a time it seemed that God had falsified his promise, and that there was not any more hope that the children of Abraham should have entered into the place that was promised them. Even so shall it fall out with us, as in deed it is come to pass. For when God withdraweth his light out of the world: it will seem that there is no more any Church at all. If a man look round about him, he shall see that all is gone to havoc. And in good faith, what desolation was there in the time of Popery? Yea and even still at this day, a man might think that all should go to ruin and decay. But let us mark, that it is all one as if God should cause those to go back again which are not worthy to go forward: and that yet notwithstanding, he ceaseth not to hold on in such wise, as his Church shall still be maintained and preserved. Howbeit, not that the same can be discerned with the eye, or perceived by man: but we must shut our eyes, until our Lord do work after his own manner, that is to say wonderfully beyond all our expectation, and beyond all that we be able to conceive. Thus you see how we may comfort our selves in this, that although we see it is not possible but that God must not cast some horrible punishment ⟨p. 45⟩