A17698:2477
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 herein we see yet better, that it is a token of Gods presence, when we have order of justice among us, so as there are men to govern us which walk in the fear of God, and execute their charge faithfully: it is as much as if God came down to us & showed us his face. Contrariwise, when the order of government is perverted, it is as though God turned his back to us. If the magistrates be corrupted, & pervert all right & equity, or if tyrants get dominion over §10us: let us understand that God forsaketh us, and withdraweth himself from us, & is minded to make us feel his absence by such sign of his wrath: and that then we have good cause to mourn. But if we see the laws flourish, & there be men that fear God, to make them to be executed, it is all one as if God made his face to shine upon us, and declared his love towards us, and that he is minded to maintain us under his protection. And it serveth to make us to §20love the state of worldly government the better, seeing it is such a token of the goodness of our God, and of his fatherly love towards us.
And herein we see yet better, that it is a token of Gods presence, when we haue order of iustice among vs, so as there are men to gouerne vs which walke in the feare of God, and execute their charge faithfully: it is as much as if God came downe to vs & sh•wed vs his face. Contrariwise, when the order of gouernment is peruerted, it is as though God turned his backe to vs. If the magistrates be corrupted, & peruert al right & equitie, or if tyrants get dominion ouer §10vs: let vs vnderstand that God forsaketh vs, and withdraweth himselfe from vs, & is mynded to make vs feele his absence by such signe of his wrath: and that then wee haue good cause to mourne. But if wee see the lawes florish, & there be men that feare God, to make them to be executed, it is all one as if God made his face to shine vpon vs, and declared his loue towardes vs, and that hee is minded to maintaine vs vnder his protection. And it serueth to make vs to §20loue the state of worldly gouernement the better, seeing it is such a token of the goodnesse of our God, and of his fatherly loue towardes vs.