A17698:2375
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.
Again, let those whom God removeth understand, that he giveth them the prerogative aforehand, to put the thing in ure which the holy scripture showeth us:1 namely, that we be made pilgrims here beneath, to the intent we should have our resting place in heaven: and let it confirm them so much the more in the hope of the life to come, so as they may pluck up a good heart when they be so driven from place to place, and not be too much grieved at it, because it is a warrant to them that God hath reserved a better resting place for them. After that manner ought all of us together to observe the feast of Tabernacles. Let such as remove not, think nevertheless, that they have not any perpetual state of abiding in any place certain, but must offer themselves to GOD to go whithersoever it pleaseth him. And as for them that are fain to remove out of their country, and are drawn a far off; let them understand that Gods walking of them after that fashion ⟨p. 616⟩in this world, is to the end to draw them out of it, and that they should not set their minds upon it. Ye see then how with one common accord, we shall make a good observation of this feast, I mean as spiritually. For nowadays we have not any more the figures of the law: but yet must the trueth of the Gospel needs be conformable to the figures that were among the fathers of old time. And herewithall we must also be ready to remove a §10good pace, so as we must not be tied nor held back to this corruptible life, but go to GOD with a free heart whensoever it pleaseth him to take us hence. And indeed, what house soever we dwell in in this world, our body is always going away. If a man be asked which is his chief house, he will not go seek his chamber, nor his kitchen, nor any other of his houses of ease: but he will say it is his body. Now let us consider what our bodies are. We may well build §20us houses of square stone. Rich men make them palaces, and lay all their land about them thereto. Their building is substantial, it is able to endure much, it is not to be feared that it will rot over hastily, nor that it will be marred with wind or weather; neither is there any thing in it to be altered: And though some hangings of it be to be removed, that is all one; the walls are so good, that at a hundred years end they be as found as they were at