A17698:2481
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 by the way, if it be alleged that it is requisite there should be some mean to end quarrels and controversies that might rise for religion: the answer is, that so there be an order set,§30 there needeth not any one man to be set over all the rest; but they may assemble together with one common accord, as we see hath bin done in times past. True it is that the men of old time had a certain order in the Church for the great Provinces, namely that there were certain Patriarchs: but as for to have any one head over the whole Church, that was never agreed upon, so long as there was any pureness of the Gospel or any tolerable government. But as soon as all §40things were confounded after a barbarous or rather brutish manner; then did the Pope lift up his horns. In deed he strove long time against the bishop of Constantinople. But howsoever the case stood, it fell out anon after that all things were corrupted & confounded, & men wist not any more what the government of the church meant. So then let us mark, that if it be said, that like as it is requisite there should be some stay for the pacifying of civil quarrels, and for the determining §50of criminal […], so it is good reason that there should be so[…]hiefe court of prerogative, for the appeasing […]rife & contention in doctrine: yet it followeth not that one man only ought to have supremacy over the whole world: for (as I have showed afore) that is quite contrary to nature. What remaineth then? That men assemble together, & that Jesus Christ bear the chief sway among them.
And by the way, if it be alledged that it is requisite there should be some meane to end quarels and controuersies that might rise for religion: the answere is, that so there be an order set,§30 there needeth not any one man to be set ouer al the rest; but they may assemble together wt one cōmon accord, as we see hath bin done in times past. True it is that the men of olde time had a certeine order in the Church for the great Prouinces, namely that there were certaine Patriarkes: but as for to haue any one head ouer the whole Church, that was neuer agreed vppon, so long as there was any purenes of the Gospel or any tolerable gouernement. But as soone as all §40things were confounded after a barbarous or rather brutish maner; then did the Pope lift vp his hornes. In deed he stroue long time against the bishop of Constantinople. But howsoeuer ye case stood, it fell out anon after that all thinges were corrupted & confounded, & men wist not any more what the gouernment of the church ment. So then let vs marke, yt if it be said, that like as it is requisite there should be some stay for the pacifying of ciuil quarels, and for the determining