A17698:2435
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.
for the Jews were admonished that their sins could not be wiped out before God, but by means of the sacrifice that was to be offered. For it behoved them to lift up their minds above the world, unto the trueth, to say, there will be a payment to discharge all our debts: when Jesus Christ cometh, he will reconcile us to God his father, and discharge us of the bond of death, wherein we be bound. Therefore it behoved the Jews to have their sacrifices pure & clean, that they might be led by them to our Lord Jesus Christ, and their ⟨p. 630⟩faith be lifted up above the world, to know that there is not any satisfaction nor offering that we can bring on our side to please God withal, but that he must be fain to give us the thing that we want to offer unto him.
for ye Iewes were admonished yt their sins coulde not bee wiped out before God, but by meanes of ye sacrifice yt was to be offered. For it behoued them to lift vp their mindes aboue the world, vnto ye trueth, to say, there will bee a payment to discharge all our dets: whē Iesus Christ commeth, he wil reconcile vs to God his father, and discharge vs of ye bond of death, wherein we be bound. Therefore it behoued ye Iewes to haue their sacrifices pure & cleane, yt they might bee led by them to our Lord Iesus Christ, and their ⟨p. 630⟩faith be lifted vp aboue the world, to know that there is not any satisfaction nor offering that we can bring on our side to please God withall, but that he must be faine to giue vs the thing that we want to offer vnto him.
Notwithstanding, we must generally bear in mind that which I have declared already; namely how Moses showeth us that we must so roundly yield unto god that which he requireth, as he be not disappointed, as we hear him complain thereof by his prophet,1