A17698:2337
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.
Then let us learn, that as long as we be in this world, we must daily frame our selves to the spiritual fellowship which we have with our Lord §30Jesus Christ, and to the confirming of the union more and more: for without that, the crucifying of our Lord Jesus Christ will boot us nothing at all. He is the redeemer of all the whole world: & yet notwithstanding, what a number is there, which reap nothing else by his death but the greater condemnation? And that is because they refuse so excellent a benefit, whereby they make themselves unworthy of it, and exclude themselves quite and clean from it. But when we §40communicate with him by faith; then do we ratify the grace that was purchased for us. And therefore let us mark, that to be partakers of the fruit and operation of the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must be linked unto him from day to day by faith, profiting and growing still in that holy union, until we have the thing wholly and perfectly,1 which we have as yet but in part. After that manner ought we to eat the sacrifice, to keep the passover well.§50 And for as much as our faith increaseth according to our profiting in the holy scripture: if we intend to communicate well with the son of God; every one of us must exercise our selves in the doctrine of the Gospel, and match the same with prayer, beseeching God that seeing he hath vouchsafed to call us once into his sons company, he will maintain as therein, & never suffer us to be separated or withdrawn from it any more. Therefore must we seek all the means which our Lord §60hath ordained, to stablish the communion which we ought to have in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Then let vs learne, that as long as we be in this world, we must dayly frame our selues to the spirituall fellowship which we haue with our Lorde §30Iesus Christ, and to the confirming of the vnion more and more: for without that, the crucifying of our Lord Iesus Christ will boote vs nothing at al. He is the redeemer of all the whole world: & yet notwithstanding, what a nomber is there, which reape nothing else by his death but the greater condemnation? And that is bicause they refuse so excellent a benefite, wherby they make themselues vnworthy of it, and exclude themselues quite and cleane from it. But when wee