A17698:2338
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.
1Now S. Paul addeth, that we cannot be partakers of the son of God, nor have any acquaintance with him, if we be double minded that there be any fraud or malice in us. Then must we be changed if we will have Jesus Christ for our sustenance, that is to say, if we will have him to feed us with his substance. Certain it is that malice and hypocrisy are so rooted in us, that we must be fain to fight much with them, before we can be rid of them. S. Paul then showeth the faithful there, that they must be reformed, or else Jesus Christ will cut them off from his body. And so although the hypocrites pretend to seek Jesus Christ & to stick throughly to him: yet notwithstanding they have none acquaintance at all with him. For why? They be things utterly unpossible, that Jesus Christ should dwell in us, & yet nevertheless that all manner of deceit & naughtiness should reign in us. And therefore in stead of abstaining from leavened bread as the fathers of old time did in eating of the paschal lamb under the law: let us mark that nowadays God will have us to discharge our selves of all naughtiness & guile. And how may it be? It will not be done without great enforcement: for we of our selves are not steady; but the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ must be fain to work after such a sort with us, as we may be conformable to him in simplicity & uprightness. Thus ye see what we have to gather of this exhortation which S. Paul maketh in the first epistle to the Corinthians.
1Now S. Paule addeth, that we cannot be partakers of ye sonne of God, nor haue any acquaintance with him, if we bee dubble minded yt there be any fraude or malice in vs. Then must we be changed if we wil haue Iesus Christ for our sustenance, that is to say, if we will haue him to feede vs with his substance. Certaine it is yt malice and hypocrisie are so rooted in vs, yt we must be faine to fight much wt them, before we can be rid of thē. S. Paul then sheweth ye faithful there, yt they must be reformed, or else Iesus Christ will cut thē off frō his body. And so although ye hypocrits pretend to seeke Iesus Christ & to sticke throughly to him: yet notwithstanding they haue none acquaintance at al wt him. For why? They be things vtterly vnpossible, yt Iesus Christ should dwell in vs, & yet neuertheles that all maner of deceite & naughtinesse should raigne in vs. And therefore in stead of absteining from leauened bread as the fathers of old time did in eating of ye pascal lamb vnder the law: let vs marke yt nowadaies God wil haue vs to discharge our selues of all naughtines & guile. And how may yt be? It will not be doone wtout great inforcement: for we of our selues are not steady; but the spirit of our Lord Iesus Christ must be faine to worke after such a sorte wt vs, as we may be conformable to him in simplicitie & vprightnes. Thus ye see what we haue to gather of this exhortation which S. Paule maketh in ye first epistle to the Corinthians.