A17698:2340
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 for the same cause also doth our Lord Jesus Christ warn all his Disciples to have lamps in their hands,1 & their garments trussed up, & to be always in a readiness till he come, & to stand waiting continually for his coming. And as he commandeth us to have our loins girded up, even so willeth he us to have lamps in our hands, to show that there is neither night nor day for the faithful §10to make tarriance, & therefore that even in the midst of darkness we must have light, even the spiritual light to guide us; & that we must have the one foot always lifted up, to the intent we be not taken unawares when he cometh, but that we have minded our way aforehand, to go still forward to meet with him. Ye see then that the way to communicate aright with our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may be partakers of the sacrifice which he hath offered: is to make none account of the world,§20 nor to have any love unto it, but to seek the inheritance that is above, & to communicate so one with another here beneath, as it may be a mean to make us draw the nearer unto God. And so we see that although the figures of the law continue not any longer; yet the truth of them abideth with us, and it behoveth us to put the same in ure.
And for the same cause also doth our Lord Iesus Christ warne al his Disciples to haue lampes in their hands,1 & their garments trussed vp, & to be alwaies in a readinesse til he come, & to stand waiting continually for his comming. And as he cōmandeth vs to haue our loynes girded vp, euē so willeth he vs to haue lampes in our hands, to shew yt there is neither night nor day for ye faithfull §10to make tarience, & therefore yt euen in the middes of darknes we must haue light, euen the spirituall light to guide vs; & that we must haue the one foote alwaies lifted vp, to ye intent we be not taken vnawares when he commeth, but yt we haue minded our way aforehand, to go stil foreward to meete wt him. Ye see then yt the way to communicate aright wt our Lord Iesus Christ, yt we may bee partakers of the sacrifice which he hath offered: is to make none accoūt of ye world,§20